Originally Posted by
Owenc
They should just set a date and leave it at that instead of extending it every few weeks.
The dates could be set in further in the future to begin with and restrictions dropped earlier if possible, but the duration of any restriction should be only dictated by the current pandemia situation in the area: if the situation is improving, it is possible to ease the restrictions, but if there is high risk that without restrictions infections would spread rapidly, the only appropriate action is to continue restrictions.