It is my belief that for some reason, epidemiologists don't understand basic military strategy nor ecology, which is why for the past year we've been subject to frankly insane recommendations from "The Experts".
Given the numbers we were seeing with COVID-19, and the pattern of spread, I would have separated and done two different lockdowns by population density.
1. Rural populations of under 20 people per square mile: 1000 square mile sections, chosen for essential services such as clinics, hospitals, zip code postal offices, grocery stores and restaurants. NO closures, but no travel outside of your 1000 square mile cohort either.
2. Urban populations over 20 people per spare mile- segregated by neighborhood, where a neighborhood contains at least one each of a grocery store, a hospital, a restaurant, a post office, and a grocery store. No travel outside of your neighborhood.
Shipments between each of these should be handled *only* by semi truck, with a change of tractor at borders, to limit human travel between areas.
If we had done that, early on, say last February, we would have eliminated spread, and we'd likely be eliminated borders by now between adjoining areas where both have not had a case in the last 90 days.
Population segregation and travel restrictions- it's the way to go not only with pandemics, but also with any other invasive species that hitches a ride on human travel and contact.
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