> We are doing what we can to mitigate loss of life.

Some individuals/business-owners doing what they can to mitigate loss of life caused by the reopening of their businesses, yes. Some people are wearing masks.

This is by no means universal. You don't have to go far to see videos from Vegas, or of airlines not enforcing their own mask policies.

And also, as a society we absolutely are not doing what we can to mitigate loss of life even within the parameters of a fixed amount of economic activity.