I think they were hoping that if they said it was over, people would start buying stuff and business would start growing.
Kind of like saying the blown transmission on your car recovered overnight, so let's go for a ride.
Or perhaps: "The patient died after a very slow recovery since the end of his illness".
” Kind of like saying the blown transmission on your car recovered overnight, so let’s go for a ride. “ forgetting that half of the transmission’s parts and case are scattered all over the road a 1/4 mile back.