It wasn't, and one expert made it clear that if we try to revert to normal too soon and it backfires we will give back all the ground we gained. He mentioned the very real possibility of baseball getting completely banged this year, chiefly because large stadium gatherings would be the last thing to come back.
The eight week model, so far, seems to be working in China, Japan and S. Korea. There have also been some early mutterings that people who have recovered are developing immunity. That would lead to huge dead ends for this virus as it continues to rage on.
I believe in letting individual states make the calls here. Iowa shouldn't have to play by the same rules as New York or California.