I don't think that choice was available. If you let the virus spread unchecked then people would have been locking themselves down. Cafes and restaurants were

I don't think that choice was available. If you let the virus spread unchecked then people would have been locking themselves down. Cafes and restaurants were emptying in my area before the official lockdowns started. Even now with our (UK) lockdown over and high vaccination rates many people are still wary. Use of public transport is still way down.