i need to call on people with other high risk factors, like diabetes or ms, to be very careful.
but, the logic is crystal clear: what you do outside of these homes doesn't really matter, in terms of affecting death rates. if you want to prevent them from dying, you have no choice but to be strict - and so long as you are strict with the homes, nothing else really matters.
so, they probably overreacted by mandating shutting down the bars early to scapegoat the sinners, and they probably won't undo it. but, at least they're doing the one thing that actually matters, which is doing everything possible to protect the seniors.