There seems to be little room for the controversial idea that nothing should have been done, other than a notice to stay in if you feel the need to worry about

There seems to be little room for the controversial idea that nothing should have been done, other than a notice to stay in if you feel the need to worry about safety, regardless of touted death metrics. I feel like thats the route we take in most matters, often in relation to actives with much higher mortality rates. Very confused by the entire thing.