# Am I missing something here? (re: reopening of bars, etc... now)

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [October 6, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-here-re-reopening-of-bars-etc-now/922356 "2020-10-06T17:27:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-here-re-reopening-of-bars-etc-now/922356/787 "2020-11-24T21:10:27Z")

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> [@eenerms](#):
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> I recall raising the question of how worried this Board was about the virus back in January. It was overwhelming: not worried, it’s just like the flu etc.

[That’s mostly true, although there were a few posters who showed at least slight concern very early.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-are-you-about-this-coronavirus/847164) With that said, three weeks later in February, the responses were drastically different. So the board was starting to become greatly concerned as soon as the evidence started coalescing around a few truths, long before those in power.

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