New Mexico shut down nearly everything to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed by covid. It wasn't enough.

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If people would act responsibly, on their own, and use masks and social distance...maybe we wouldn't need to be shutting things down

With all due respect, Coyote...didn't California impose some of the strictest crackdowns on social distancing...require masks...and close down large parts of it's economy? So why are they now having to close things down AGAIN? What you're saying doesn't make sense. Doing what you say hasn't helped in areas that were locked down tight. They all seem to be suffering another wave of Covid.

Didn't everyone say there would be a second wave? And worse it's winter - and holidays and people do much more indoors than outdoors where it's safer.

Our state did very well in the beginning too. We were not badly affected at first, but people stopped wearing masks and social distancing, and it became political. Lockdowns are tough. But with a highly contagious disease you really can't have tight indoor gatherings safely.

You didn't address my point. Didn't California impose strict crackdowns? So why are they now imposing lock downs AGAIN?