Nobody has ever dealt with these problems before in living memory there are far too many unknowns, and there are very serious consequences i.e. death, hospitals

Nobody has ever dealt with these problems before in living memory there are far too many unknowns, and there are very serious consequences i.e. death, hospitals overflowing, staff shortages, it's a very real emergency. If part of your job is to sit there and watch the numbers come in, and hear the reports fro the Health Officers, it's visceral. It's managed chaos at best. Personally, the 'no parks' thing was a bit much, and they should have encouraged 'strong distancing' at the same time encouraged people to 'get out'. But lockdowns are ham-fisted and crude in every way but if we can bring a national emergency down to something more bearable, so be it. If COVID strikes again this winter, hopefully we can be more nuanced about it (i.e. probably encourage people to get outdoors).