mistymitts
I don't know w how you can say the virus will just disappear if we all stayed at home. New Zealanders did and had 100 days without any new infections, now Auckland is back in a Lockdown. This virus is not 'going away' just like flu viruses, we will need to find a way to live with it.
It won't go away, even with lockdowns, but it would be controllable. Auckland currently has about 20 confirmed cases, which it is able to manage. A short, sharp lockdown means that it shouldn't spread any further.
To put that into context, Auckland has a population of about 1,606,000. My district council has a population of 80,000 and 51 active cases.
The way to live with Covid 19 would be for people to wear masks, wash their hands frequently and keep their distance from other people, which too many people aren't.