Your statement is ridiculous. I never said that. I am talking about now and that people are not going back to work because they are being encouraged not to.. Never said everyone had to keep working the way they were.
But since you brought it up, I bet you are so glad that many did. Tough to get everything you needed to live if many people hadn't.
I started working with a company when this started. Worked with them for 8 months on an assignment at their site. We all were respectful of each other, masked when needed and we were all fine.
So there were ways to work then and there are certainly now.