Trump is going to open up the country well before we flatten the curve, which will ultimately render this "social distancing" we've been doing for the past couple of weeks pointless. I hate to say it but Wuhans zero tolerance policy to keep people indoors was actually the most effective, albeit painful, way of flattening the curve. Don't know if it's practical or even possible to handle it that way in the US though. I feel like we're fucked either way
Nothing painful about it. What's happening now is much more painful. New York City is going to face a terrible, terrible time due to the mismanagement and lax attitude of the people.