2 months of shutdowns and mask wearing and testing and contact tracing.
2 months of gradual reopening.
Starting March 15, could have been well-contained by May 15 and all over by July 15. Starting March 1, then May 1 & July 1.
Life would have been back to normal.
Schools would have opened as usual.
The economic hit would have been very manageable.
Deaths would have been likely been less than half, held under 100K, probably more in the 60K range. 1/3 of the Trump devastation.
There would still need to be vigilance, mostly from outside travelers, but any and all pockets of virus would need to result in local lockdowns, quick testing, thorough contact tracing.
It was all manageable.
Transmission isn't hard to stop if the correct measures are implemented and enforced.