JTobias,
your stance is quite clear about Covid19 and the national lockdown; however, this is a global pandemic and it's quite obvious now that maintaining pre-existing levels of social interaction would have caused more suffering.
I do understand the levels of risk involved, it's no worse than picking up a burger at a drive through, as a publicity stunt however, it's not so much a shot in the foot but a howitzer.
You've been called out on the reason which you've alluded to as being altruistic but have remained silent; You are indeed at liberty to defend who you like, but you've not provided any mitigating circumstances to make anyone reconsider.