But why not mandate masks, forever? And keep distance, stop all meetings over 8 people forever etc? Covid measures prevented seasonal flu and other transferable

But why not mandate masks, forever? And keep distance, stop all meetings over 8 people forever etc? Covid measures prevented seasonal flu and other transferable diseases (STDs etc) so why not enforce a that with 'state violence'? Of course not: just overreach because every state is struggling with the first pandemic in their life time.