No disrespect, but how can anyone know what the hell they are doing in this situation? It's completely unprecedented. The authorities have nothing to go on, no time frame to work to and no idea what legal challenges might come out of all this.
It's easy to pontificate on a forum, but actually having to make these decisions is an absolute minefield. Whatever is decided, there are going to be a lot of noses put massively out of joint and a host of unforeseeable consequences. I, for one, do not envy the people who will have to make those decisions and I think it's unfair to slag them off before they've even managed to decide anything.