This. Canada just said today that when Canada reopens, it will be in a very strategic, graduated way. And he said we are many more weeks away from that even remotely starting to happen.
It's not just going to be a "wave the magic wand" and poof, every thing is back to normal. It's going to take a long time to get everything opened up again. Yes, jobs will be lost. Many of them. I mean, when they say "global recession lasting years".... what do people think that means?!
As far as Disney etc... goes, I'm constantly amazed at the amount of people that don't understand that a) entertainment isn't an essential industry and b) as such, they (theme parks, concerts, sporting events etc...) will likely be the very last thing to reopen and c) it's going to take a long time to re-open them.
The viral experts would agree with you.. BUT...
Disney got Congress to re-write the whole copyright law just to protect their rights to Mickey Mouse.
Theme parks have an out-sized importance to the Florida economy... And Florida has an out-sized importance to the political landscape, as a must-win swing state for POTUS.
In other words, there will be IMMENSE political pressure to let them re-open, even if the experts aren't too keen on the idea.
So based on political pressures, I expect the theme parks to potentially open sooner than they really should. But if they are smart, there will at least be some rather tough mitigation measures in effect.
I feel like, despite what's going on, there is a lack of appreciation by some people as to just how bad this thing is. Especially if you're from an area that isn't getting hit hard, you might not fully appreciate just how bad it is.
I'm living at the epicenter of this thing. My county has a HIGHER concentration of cases than New York City. People I know have been hospitalized, have died. I've heard first hand stories from doctors... for example, letting a patient die with no effort to resuscitate because CPR increases the risk of the medical staff becoming infected.
New York was aggressive in shutting down.... but not aggressive enough. They didn't realize spread was happening until probably 2 weeks too late to prevent it from getting bad. So I have seen firsthand what would happen if a densely crowded place like Disney just went back to business as usual... By the time you realize the infection is spreading again, it's too late. You're back in pandemic mode.