I suspect there'd be much higher rates of compliance if robust sick leave, paid time off, short-term zero-interest business loans, etc. were all already in place. The problem right now is that the authorities (across all levels) are asking people to take a brobdingnagian economic hit without yet putting into place the safety net. If and when people feel like they'll have a job to come back to, or a paycheck while they are sitting at home, they will be more comfortable sheltering in place.
Put it this way: if you think there's a very realistic possibility that once you stop going to work you may not have an income stream for months to follow, how likely are you to do so? And for small business owners who still have demand for their services, each day you stay open and collect revenue is a day you don't have to lay off employees and watch your business start to circle the drain.
Put it this way: if you think there's a very realistic possibility that once you stop going to work you may not have an income stream for months to follow, how likely are you to do so? And for small business owners who still have demand for their services, each day you stay open and collect revenue is a day you don't have to lay off employees and watch your business start to circle the drain.