Drunk = a verifiable state. The driver in that case is guilty. There's intent that comes with that decision.
Drunk is a verifiable state. But if a 200 lb guy three or four pints over a couple hours, is he drunk? Hmm. Tough to say. Certainly a guy at a bar has no idea. Is there intent to kill someone else? Probably not. He has to guess based on what he thinks drunk feels like since breathalyzers are not standard bar equipment. And he might guess wrong.
Having covid is a verifiable state. Certainly the average person going about their day has no idea. Is there intent to kill someone else if you fail to socially distance/wear a mask/go to parties/go to restaurants? Probably not. He has to guess if he has covid since often there are no symptoms and testing is not available any time someone needs it. And he might guess wrong.
We typically hold drunk drivers responsible for their reckless actions these days. This only happened after years of fighting people who didn't see anything wrong with what they were doing. We don't currently hold people with covid responsible for their actions. Currently there is lots of push back from people who don't see anything wrong with what they are doing.
A driver can be charged with impaired driving even if under 0.08% if it affects their ability to drive safely. There are personal breathalyzers and testing strips, neither of which require a Dr to order or extended wait times for results. Its easy not to drink at all or to never drive even if you've just had one drink. That's how you drive safely. Should I sit online and complain all day long about people who had one sip of alcohol 4 hours ago and how it doesn't meet my personal comfort level for driving, even if its well within legal limits?
The opposite is not true of COVID. By merely existing, but not even actively doing anything, a person can infected. Their possible or confirmed infectiousness does not automatically make them a criminal. If anyone could be infected and we cannot risk anyone being in public (even performing public duties that are necessary), then everyone would be locked in their homes. But then again, without police or healthcare workers (who would also need to be locked in their homes for it to work) there would be a breakdown of society. So when we accept that we must keep certain functions going, we create restrictions to balance freedoms vs basic public safety, knowing that there is going to be a balance that some people aren't thrilled about. Along the way we messed up a huge segment of society who needed to work, but was deemed non-essential and as the months dragged back on we had to re-open. Nowhere in the US is currently in lock down. The fact remains that you are still bent out of shape about when others are doing COMPLETELY LEGAL things that don't fall in line with your thoughts on what should be allowed. Have you ever seen me argue to disobey state or local laws regarding COVID? I dare you to find it. My issue is that in the zeal to appear to be doing something, we get nitwits who believe that they're making a difference by becoming the internet morality police, and the same people call their local govt begging for more rules so they can feel safe. (Hint: safety is an illusion)
That in turn gets things like my local health dept publishing a list of "safe Halloween activities" (which included watching a scary movie with only the family I live with -- thanks Health Dept for allowing me to be able to continue to watch movies in my own home!), or this nonsense in California for Thanksgiving:
"The guidelines state that no more than three households can gather together at a time. Gatherings must be held outside and should last less than two hours. Attendees may go inside to use restrooms as long as the restrooms are frequently sanitized. Also, singing, chanting, and shouting are strongly discouraged."
What the hell is this? How frequently should restrooms be sanitized? Where should I send my signed sanitization logs to?
Is humming ok? What number should I call if I want to rat out my neighbors who I hear chanting in their yard?
If you can't see the slow erosion of freedoms, or the slow indoctrination of mob rule, you're blind to what's going on. You're being programmed to turn on other theoretical people who you can't even prove have done something illegal.