Private companies are reluctant to instate costly efforts on their own. They might be worried competitors will get an edge by not doing the same.
In a crisis, people look to the leadership above them. These companies are looking to government and public health officials for guidance and even official decrees. But those people are scrambling to make up for the month of prep work we lost. This pandemic has revealed our lack of planning for disasters. We're just now settling on the big decisions like stay-at-home orders and financial relief. Hopefully we'll get to the secondary decisions (like recommended protocols for businesses still open) while they could still do some good.
In a crisis, people look to the leadership above them. These companies are looking to government and public health officials for guidance and even official decrees. But those people are scrambling to make up for the month of prep work we lost. This pandemic has revealed our lack of planning for disasters. We're just now settling on the big decisions like stay-at-home orders and financial relief. Hopefully we'll get to the secondary decisions (like recommended protocols for businesses still open) while they could still do some good.