i want to reverse a misperception i'm seeing show up, though.

as talk of reopening is increasing, there's this implication in the media coverage over the last couple of days, never stated explicitly but always easily inferred from the writing, that you want to open the areas with the lowest infection rates first, and the highest infection rates last.

this is perfectly representative of the ignorance in the media around the topic.

it's the areas with the lowest infection rates that are the most vulnerable to a higher level of spread, and the areas with the highest infection rates that are least vulnerable.

it would follow that you want to open the areas with the highest infection rates first - and the areas that are the least infected last.

i know this is counter-intuitive, if you're a calvinist. but, you'd think the media would have a higher level of scientific literacy, and it's increasingly clear that they just don't.