Coronavirus Clampdown to Continue at Least Through May, Says Noem

I would like to be proven wrong about how long we’re going to have to combat coronavirus with drastic isolation. I would like to think that the experts at Imperial College London missed a decimal point in their data and that we won’t be spending two years living in an economic depression under authoritarian socialism (I’d prefer socialism win more tolerance without a public health crisis). Much as I don’t care for prom (there’s a germ fest!) or commencement ceremonies, I’d like to see all of South Dakota’s high school seniors go dancing and graduating without respirators and rubber gloves.

But I’m probably right, at least through May, says Governor Kristi Noem:

Governor Kristi Noem told South Dakotans during a Facebook live Sunday afternoon we’re just getting started. She says health experts’ modeling puts the coronavirus peaking in May-June, with cases at that point starting to drop.

“This isn’t going away anytime soon,” she said.

Noem says this is why it’s important to “flatten the curve” so the state can ease the impact [Todd Epp, “Gov. Noem Says Expect COVID-19 Cases to Peak in May,” KELO Radio, 2020.03.22].

Cancel the tuxedo and the ham sandwiches, kids, and get back to your home schooling.