I thought the point of the lockdown was to flatten the curve? “Just 14 days to flatten the curve,” if I remember correctly. How could anyone, including the gov

I thought the point of the lockdown was to flatten the curve? “Just 14 days to flatten the curve,” if I remember correctly. How could anyone, including the government, have planned for or implemented a social safety net or bailout for something that has gone on literally 12 times longer than anyone said it would?