Optimistic but Cautious

Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein today said that the data coming in is good, and we successfully stopped the climb in numbers - we have not been suffering in a lockdown for nothing -  but even during lockdown we are still getting 3000+ new positives every day. It seems that people aren't being careful even in the places that were left open. 
Edelstein might be right. I hope he is right. I hope that we suffered through a lockdown for a purpose and we really did halt the spike in infections, and that it was not for naught.
However, only today have we reached the two week point from Yom Kippur.  And only in five days will we have reached the two week point from Sukkos, and a week after that from Simchas Torah, and from Chol Hamoed in between. If they still assume a two week incubation period, our numbers are not out of the woods just yet. But I hope he is right and I hope the next week to ten days will not see a big change because of Yom Kippur davening, Sukkos preparation (illegal markets and whatnot), holiday meals and parties and Simchas Torah events.
Optimistic but cautious.
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