When do you think that it might return to normal?

Late 2022 or even sometime in 2023.

Face it, as of right now, we're under control by the powers that be. That's both sides. And they will not give up that power easily.

The short answer is, local restrictions are based on the availability of hospital beds.   As there is more room available in the hospitals and more ventilators available, things will open back up.  Hospitals are learning better ways to care for the people they do get plus a year ago there was a shortage of critical hospital supplies which are gradually being restocked.  Returning to full normal is a very complex question because things like mask wearing, social distancing, limiting group sizes etc has not only cut down on COVID-19 transmission it has also cut down on other viruses like colds and flu.  Those glass shields at the store checkout might be here to stay.  The handshake might be a thing of the past.  COVID-19 will never completely go away, it will continue on like other common viruses.  Vaccinations will help control the virus but the virus is mutating, becoming more contagious and may be resistant to vaccines.  It's too soon to know but this virus might require a booster every 6 months or so.  You also have to consider the number of people who refuse the vaccine.  We still have businesses and companies shut down, people are still laid off and some out of work completely.   People have been evicted because they can't pay their rent and the list goes on.  Things will improve as time goes on but there are things that will never go back to the way we knew it. 

when all the Muslims go back to the desert

The last time the USA was "NORMAL" was very early 2020 when D. Trump was President. The US and the world will never become "NORMAL" again

I think the life you knew prior to the pandemic is never coming back. 

Never since we will need to wear mask even after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Knew that was coming with these control freaks. 

If we had a Republican president and Republican governors, “normal” would be right around the corner. The Dems will drag this thing out for much longer. It’s all about controlling the masses. The pandemic was a dream come true for them.

When we remove these current HARD left progressive LIEberal left socialist demoCROOK'S from power in our federal government and the REAL democrat party that was the party for the working person returns with politicians that cares more about our LEGAL U.S. citizens than they do about ILLEGAL ALIENS! The ONLY thing the current demoCROOK party cares about is enhancing it's own POWER and CONTROL of the federal government and our people and THEY'RE personal financial gain with EVERYTHING else being secondary or worse!!

When you decided that enough is enough.  Why in other states there is no restrictions. States like South Dakota - only state that didn't ask for federal funding. Why becasue the mask should not be MANDATED.  If you want to wear one that is find wear one.  NO government should mandate to take away your freedom of liberty.

So many people are out of a job because of states with the strictest authoritarian orders, while still have the highest cases.

There states that always normal which is why they have in influx of people moving there.

"It" is normal.  Tyrrany and oppression are the norm of the world historically.  We were blessed with an abnormal period of freedom.