accept it and realize it and deal with it

'From worst to first': These states have tamed coronavirus, even after reopening. Here's how they're doing it, and why they can't let up
By Holly Yan, CNN
Wed July 15, 2020
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On March 20, as Covid-19 was spiraling out of control in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced all employees of nonessential businesses must stay home. It was one of the earliest shutdown mandates in the country.
"If someone is unhappy, if somebody wants to blame someone, or complain about someone, blame me. There is no one else who is responsible for this decision," Cuomo said that day. "This is not life as usual. And accept it and realize it and deal with it."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/health/coronavirus-under-control-states/index.html  (emphasis mine)