The operative word here is "could". You are speculating on their situation, I'm simply making a visual observation. But based on that observation, they both "could" have exercised other options before ignoring rent/mortgage payments. The comparisons of Ebola and H1N1 with COVID-19 is lazy at best and uninformed at worst. The economy has performed better in the past 3 years than the previous 8, and recovering in spite of the political grandstanding. The decisions made (or not made) by city, county and state buffoons has more to do with what businesses or schools remain open. Blame Trump if you want, but he's not keeping your kids out of school or keeping your girl's feet from getting addressed.
