If new variants continue to emerge, what should the government do? The first thing is they should still ask people to wear masks because masks are the best way to avoid getting Covid from other people. The goverment could make advertisements to tell people to wear masks. Then the government can set up places where people can get the Covid test easily so they can know whether they have Covid or not. If the new variant is dangerous and would kill people, then lockdowns should be used. However, if the new variant is not dangerous, then see if the number of cases increased very fast. If more and more people get Covid, they should have lockdowns because although they will not die, if there are lots of people getting Covid, it will affect the workforce, which will affect the economy. Lockdowns can still affect the economy.
If a new variant emerges which is very light and means people can still go to work and have fun, they should not use lockdowns.