A precipitous delicate in Coronavirus infections is not reason to ease up on mask mandates and gathering restrictions according to experts. (CNN)

Letting our guard down would be disastrous for our ability to eradicate the Coronavirus. New and more contagious variants are emerging all the time and these new strains have the ability to spread rapidly thus erasing all the hard work that has been done so far to contain the virus. Political expediency cannot be more important than the public’s health when it comes to this deadly disease. Unfortunately, as winter turns to spring there is going to be more pressure to ease limits on gatherings which so far have proven very successful in stopping the spread.