We never had a hard lockdown in the US … even in NYC in March-May, there were no travel restrictions to speak of, parks were open, many stores were open, de-facto outdoor dining and bars existed.
Sweden didn’t have it right. South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan had it right … “soft” lockdowns combined with contact-tracing via apps, zealous testing programs, widespread mask use, etc. I don’t get why so many people are getting their titties in a bind about mask use here in the USA — it’s the socially least costly way of controlling viral spread.
