I had to miss several weeks of my seasonal job because I needed shoes and mine gave-out during the irrational ban on "non-essential" purshase of items.

The government graciously still allowed me to walk in sneakers outside between 5am and 8pm. How merciful and rational!

It had no good impact to reduce transmission. ( Probably worsened it by pushing people to have more higher-risk contacts. )

Like shutting down schools. Congrats, you sent kids with a sniffles to their relatives because parents need some calm in the house for their remote work.