At the end of the day, if you have an uncontrollable virus, you have to look at what makes less of an impact in the short and long term, on any number of levels. That includes avoiding civil unrest due to ongoing quarantine (something we’re not used to and can’t do for long), that protects where possible the vulnerable, that builds an immunity, and eases supply of services and goods.
If you shut down the whole thing, you’ll get a run on the bank, stock piling on unprecedented levels, nobody working, businesses closing....and when it comes back next time, which it will, nobody will be immune, and we’ll be in the same predicament.
You make something that will be commonplace, easier to deal with next time when there will hopefully be a vaccine.
People just need to remain calm and follow advice. If you stay home for seven days if you have any signs of a cold or anything, you’re stopping older and ill people getting it.
If those who can cope with it eg younger healthy people can fight it just going about their day to day lives and being sensible, then it builds immunity.
It’s actually pretty clever.
Unless it’s proved a monster killer that wipes out everyone, whats the point in delaying the inevitable when you can stealth fuck it.