I'm not sure that I follow the rationale that someone is conspiring to keep everyone home - everyone loves money way too much to keep us at home for a day longer than is necessary. So I guess the questions are, are the hospitals really truly empty or does someone just decide they feel empty... if the hospitals in your area are empty, are they also empty in all the surrounding areas too? I think everyone forgets that people aren't the brightest, so as soon as you give an inch... suddenly everyone is licking each others eyeballs.