They made a decision but it’s not the right decision
You'd rather have a recession than inflation? Are you a pensioner? That's the only group that I think would benefit in that scenario.
A recession caused by the government stopping corporate activities. As soon as the restrictions would have been relaxed for good (and I think we can say that we're finally in the clear, even tough Omicron worries (I personally think it will be similar to Delta)), the economy would've restarted just as well.
In times when many (if not most) human deeds are far from being carbon neutral and humanity is in dire need to reduce its footprint, maybe a recession (or more positively coined "degrowth") wouldn't be such a bad thing.
Care to explain why a recession is a better choice to inflation?