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From what I've read (and there's no shortage of opinion and new facts floating around), indoor transmission is the bigger issue. The explosion in cases in the south is linked to reopenings of bars, restaurants, etc, and indoor crowds; whereas the protests (outdoors) caused relatively little movement in case numbers in those states.

This is consistent with recent findings of the virus being "airborne" (for various definitions of the word airborne) - indoor, poorly ventilated spaces are much worse than outdoor spaces, which have both UV and circulating air.

Otherwise, I agree with you about the window being slammed shut. Turning it around now would require political willpower and coordination that the US simply doesn't have.