The thing that most people are failing to grasp is that unless Covid does not become well host adapted to people then it is never going away, period. Even with a vaccine and herd immunity it will continue to infect people and continue to kill people, forever.
The restrictions and lock downs were never intended to get rid of the virus. They were never intended to decrease the number of infections. They were to protect the healthcare system. A month ago all you heard all day was overwhelming the system and lack of PPE. That happened for a very short time in places in NYC and places in Detroit. Maybe New Orleans, but not much was reported on that nationally. If we have adequate PPE, we do, and the healthcare systems aren't being overwhelmed then you can ease restrictions.
But but but, cases and deaths will rise if we do that. Uh, yeah, they will. As long as people aren't out dying in the streets, they aren't and haven't, then you live with it.
It's here, it's not overwhelming the country. You live with it. It's a risk, you decide your tolerance for that risk. Don't dicatate/control others to try to lessen, your risk. That said, nothing we are doing lessens your risk of getting the virus.