COVID-19 is an infectious disease which will be around for a long time, eventually disappearing when we reach herd immunity, but probably mutating to another form which will also spread through the community for a long time. This is an unfortunate part of nature, and viruses will always be with us, so we can't just wait it out in our basement like a tornado warning. This particular virus is pretty dangerous for elderly people and those with chronic medical conditions, but it is no worse than a cold or flu for younger, healthy people. The only reason for shutting down the economy and canceling schools was to slow the spread to avoid overwhelming hospitals, ICUs, and running out of ventilators. Having accomplished that, the best strategy is to let the high-risk individuals in the public continue to exercise caution while the low risk individuals return to their lives, acquiring natural immunity the way they do for every other respiratory infection.
