Wile I agree with what you get at
@PatMustard with rushing out for a big rave, I doubt if that would happen even if it was allowed.
The HIV thing is used widely at the minute by the WHO and their reference is to the fact that it took over 20 years to develop effective drugs to deal with it. Not comparing them as similar diseases. The WHO have conceded that a vaccine may never be found that is the golden key to unlock this, so if we were to go by what some - including some on here, have suggested, then going back to work, school and recreation will never happen again.
I've seen many posts on social media with a picture of a burning building and a strap line something like "The fire is dying down so it's time to go back in the building!" Again another incorrect analogy. Everyone that stayed in the building or caught in it would die. That's 100% mortality from the blaze. Highly specialised equipment is used to fight the fire and even the professionals wouldn't re-enter when it's still alight.
This pandemic is more accurately described as a large storm. Everyone caught in the storm or enters into the eye will get wet. Some will dry out quickly and others will take much longer. Many will be struck by the lightening and some of those will die, while others will survive without reason or explanation. Some will be hit by flying debris from the winds and again most will survive, but not all.
Yet there will be those that have to venture into the storm for the good of others and maybe get caught up in the flood that follows. Eventually as the storm subsides more will venture out, even though they will still risk getting wet although they carry an umbrella.
Not one life is worth losing or risking for sport. On that we all agree, but sadly some PLAYING or PARTICIPATING in our games have died and got seriously injured over the years, because there is an inherent risk in all contact and physical sport. However we do what we can to negate those risks and carry on, not merely say "STOP until the goalposts no longer become a risk", "STOP until the heart attacks can be cured"........... All this can be levelled at work as well. Do we suspend that forever? The only ones that will argue "yes" are those that get paid regardless of whether they are currently working - if teachers pay was reduced by 50% and then 75% (as an example) would they be so keen at the minute to not have schools reopen or would they quickly formulate a plan to make it safely happen? Look at how the MLA's behaved when they had a 3 year holiday on full pay and no incentive to return!!
Some of the worlds greatest scientific and medical brains say it is feasible to be safe and get back moving again using a little bit of creative thinking and adequate precautions. Not one single expert dissenter has said they are wrong. In areas across the world it is already beginning to happen and we're only at most a week or two behind them, but let's play devils advocate and say four to six. That means preparing now to restart work etc in July or towards mid/late August.
I don't believe our games will resume this year. Not because they can't, but because we will be too scared to take the chance that someone (however connected) will become seriously ill or even die. Because of that and regardless of what I have posted above, I feel that that would be the correct decision. Sport is sport, life is real! Yeah we only live once and gotta make the most of it, but we only die once and that's forever, unless of course you're Michael Jackson and are frozen until medical science can bring you back!
PS I've 60,000 litres of sanitiser I need to shift before the hedges get too high if you know anyone looking some. I'll take £1 per litre. You know this is genuine because I spelled it litre and not liter like those damn stupid yankies - and don't start me on metre/meter!