It makes no sense.
We see what happened. Some areas got hit hard. Vast majority didn’t but now we’re just waiting for the disease to spread.
Clearly everyone sitting at home did nothing.
This is the literal cost of the precautionary principle. Just keep everyone safe, no matter the cost - financial or political. Great nanny state, protect us and take care of us. And liberals who want more power say yes, we’ll protect you, just obey us.