Because, between the lines, the level of top down, military like action and trampling of civil rights that is possible in China is likely not possible here without sparking a civil war - making the whole situation worse.
Even worse, imagine all the thing we have to do to get back to our baseline economy. A civil war would be very quick
I'm not saying this is good, I'm saying if you don't like a huge state intervention, don't pat yourself on the back saying it would go miserably enough to make the government change its mind.
If shit gets bad, the courts will rubber stamp literally anything done in the name of national security. I fully expect constitutional rights to be thrown out the window temporarily.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Constitution_is_not_a_suic...