This, to me, is a good illustration of one of the many flaws in the & #39;let the virus rip& #39; idea. Cinemas are open and have been for a few months. Despite this, they haven& #39;t been able to reach anything approaching (socially distanced) capacity. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/04/cineworld-to-close-all-its-uk-cinemas-putting-5500-jobs-at-risk">https://www.theguardian.com/business/...

Unlike many other industries, I think it& #39;s hard to argue that people aren& #39;t going because the experience is dramatically changed by the public health regulations. People don& #39;t want to go to the cinema during a pandemic.

Surely this would only be worse in a situation where incidence was much higher because we weren& #39;t trying to prevent transmission? There are so many industries that were always going to be decimated - it& #39;s part of the reason why a respiratory pandemic is such a catastrophe.

It& #39;s vital to consider the health impact of this economic collapse, of course. However, what we need are interventions to mitigate this impact - pretending that everything would be fine if we went back to normal doesn& #39;t help anyone.