It provided valuable data points for a denser mapping of the possibility space! At the beginning various strategies were proposed. A few looked utterly bizarre

It provided valuable data points for a denser mapping of the possibility space! At the beginning various strategies were proposed. A few looked utterly bizarre: IIRC the UK plan was to "keep the schools open so the kid can catch it". In retrospect, some start standing out as better - but data is still coming so it's too early to say for sure.