In the spring of 2020, as the world faced the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States implemented a series of unprecedented lockdown measures to curb the virus’s spread. Schools closed, businesses shuttered, and bustling city streets fell silent. In this alternate timeline, the U.S. government chose to maintain these strict measures well into 2021, a decision that would have unexpected societal repercussions.
Initially, the extended lockdown was met with mixed feelings of relief and frustration. On one hand, the continued restrictions kept the virus at bay, preventing the healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed. Hospitals, which had braced for the worst, found themselves with the capacity to treat patients effectively, and the mortality rate from COVID-19 began to decline. Public health experts praised the decision, citing the successful containment of the virus as evidence of the lockdown’s effectiveness.
However, the economic and social impacts of the prolonged restrictions soon became.
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