What they're calling for between the lines is a coordinated hard lockdown along the lines of what happened in China and, to a lesser extent, in several EU countries in March-May.
Actual lockdowns, where you force all social and non essential economic activity to stop (e.g., where people are forced to stay at home unless if they have explicit approval to leave) are effective, but they're deeply unpopular and - what many EU countries failed to do - have to be reimplemented at a local or regional level whenever there is any sign of reoccurrence.
They also require a level of coordination, preparedness, and public trust within and across states that just isn't there.
Instead, you're likely going to see a continuation of varying light to slightly more restrictive mitigation measures until the general population starts getting vaccinated.
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