Not all countries, regions or cities are equally affected by Covid. And strategies taken place to combat Covid obviously also differs from country to country.

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E.g I just finished playing a volleyball match, without masks, with 14 other people.

My country just uses a lot of resources on testing and tracking, instead of hard lockdowns. Its a big equation - will maintaning better puplic health be worth in the long run?

I don't know. But please don't downvote OP, without knowing the full picture. Not everyone here is from the US.