I've read a story about Russian entrepreneur who sell bikes across the country and his sells are basically zero since quarantine. He's going to declare bankrupt soon.
In Italy the lockdown was very strict and going outdoors was severely limited to short walks in immediate vicinity (e.g. 200m) of your domicile. For Spain I heard rumors that it was even worse (with people walking with fake dogs, because you need a canine excuse to get out in the first place).
Here in Argentina (Buenos Aires City in particular, as other cities are slightly more relaxed), you can't even go out to walk the dog more than the minimum essential for it to relieve itself (say, half a block maybe). Going out for walks, run, cycling is forbidden.
Only allowed to go out for essential workers, or buying groceries at proximity stores, walking.
You need to have a permit to use your car or walk more than a few blocks from home (for essential workers, like security, health workers, grocery store workers, transportation, etc). If you are stopped driving without a permit, the car is seized, and you lose it forever. You also end up with a criminal record.
This severity has kept the numbers much lower than originally predicted, flattening the curve, but at the same time, it's draining the economy.
So, as you can see, different countries have different strategies. In some places the lockdown is severe, in others, not so much.
Stuffed animal with leash replaced by a stiff wire or stick? or maybe just drag it along and trust people aren't paying attention...
I've found it super interesting how some people are willing to bend the rules, and how far they're willing to go, and other's aren't. I don't know if the ones most railing about the 'panic and fear' being spread online are the ones that are also underestimating the risks themselves and so feel justified in bending the (unreasonable-to-them) rules.
