They served that purpose very well, if you ask me. The goal now would be to minimize the impact on the economy as much as possible while minimizing the impact on people's everyday lives.

I am afraid that we traded our summer vacation against new lockdowns, so. Schools where I live already switch certain events to virtual, most likely cancel certain classes. And they are approaching the point where they are forced to close again. And we are only a couple of months into the new school year. Doesn't bode well.