12 MAY 7, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Sacrifi ce is the key to overcoming COVID-19
Every American wants this
pandemic to end yesterday,
and desires a return to normal
life even sooner than that. The
reality is, that’s not going to happen
overnight.
We New Yorkers have been toughing
out the coronavirus crisis for
two months now. It has not been easy,
but we’ve done a damn good job of
flattening the curve. Still, there’s a
long way to go; scores are still dying
of COVID-19 daily.
The weekend brought some of the
best weather New York has seen in
weeks. The sun shined through the
warm, yet comfortable air. Thousands
took to city parks to enjoy it
all, albeit while practicing social
distancing and wearing masks.
But the pandemic is growing
across the country, including in
states like Florida and Georgia
which have relaxed social distancing
rules. Beaches and streets are
crowded there; most people aren’t
social distancing or wearing masks.
We cringe over these images.
Then there are protesters converging
on state capitals with demands
to reopen immediately in spite of all
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evidence, reason and understanding
about coronavirus. Many of them
think this is all a big sham — as if
the states just decided one day to
close themselves up and tank their
economies without a valid reason.
Here in New York, we’ve seen the
horrifying body count. We’ve heard
the terrible tales of suffering and
death coming from inside our hospitals.
The rest of the country can
take our word for it: Coronavirus is
a killer, and we’ve got to do what we
must to protect ourselves and our
families from contracting it.
That means a lot of sacrifice.
We’ve already sacrificed plenty; we
will need to sacrifice more, until an
effective cure or vaccine is finally
available.
Does that mean we’ll have to be
shut-ins for the rest of the year? No.
We’re confident that within weeks,
when the coronavirus case numbers
are low, we’ll see the city reopen in
pieces. But we can rule out large
gatherings for a while.
And when we go out, we’ll need to
wear masks to protect ourselves, and
others.
We want to get back to normal
someday, and we will. But someday
will come much sooner if we continue
to do what we’ve done the last eight
weeks — change our behavior to
protect ourselves, and each other.
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