@icecream could be. could ALSO be that there is no longer any political benefit to the lock downs.
California is lifting ALL lock down orders even though numbers are STILL up and a new "deadly" strand of the virus is now spreading.
What changed?
Gov. Newsom gave covid update every day up till 10 days ago.
Now Gov. Newsom hasn't made one peep on TV about the virus in 10 days.
What changed?
ICU capacity is still at same or lower capacity than before the lock downs, but now it is ok to open restaurants, hair salons, church services?
What changed?
https://deadline.com/2021/01/gavin-newsom-california-wont-disclose-key-covid-19-shutdown-data-1234678672/