Except hospital capacity to treat covid isn't likely to be as high, sure they are better-equiped material-wise but they won't devote as much human resource to it. The backlog in all the other medical procedures is immense and will likely take a year if not two to catch up on. Near 100% of the non-emergency healthcare system was devoted to covid in the spring they can't go back to that. That's why preventing a severe spike is necessary.
Like you said it should be absolute severe enforcement of public safety order in places that are shown to be spreader venues like bars. If you're found to be breaking guidelines even once, 2-week shutdown. Break it again? 2 months.
They've been relaxed and selective in enforcement that's why people keep pushing the envelop and relax adherence. Stores used to staff people to make sure people disinfected their hands and kept their distances in line, now it's mostly a bottle of purrel at the door and that's it.
