“My paranoia makes me think they want people to relax and go back to normal prematurely.”
I am thinking your are correct. The slowing will justify this nothing more than the flu causing people to push for relax social distancing.
Relaxing social distancing may happen eventually but I think this virus has terrified a vast majority of the country. I think when restaurants reopen you’re going to see seating spaced far and wide and people will think differently about crowding around a restaurant bar. Hopefully the hand washing and sanitizing will become the norm. My kids and their spouses are all in their mid to late 40s and they’re taking this VERY seriously as are their friends. Behavior will change.