Instead of THE GUBBMINT being evil by LOCKING EVERYTHING DOWN in some scary QUARANTINE ZONE or the like, imagine a "got to build up zombie bite immunity" response, or one with pseudoscientific treatments, or pretty much anything so can feel like things are back to normal while zombies are just a thing that continues happening.
Add your own ideas if you like.
On TERF Island, the NHS repeatedly refuses to increase compensation for overworked and underpaid nurses who are handling the brunt of the public health impact from all of these zombified gammons running amok like West Ham FC hooligans. Rather than do anything useful, the Tory-led Parliament passes a symbolic measure encouraging people to clap for nurses (in lieu of any actual pay raise or guaranteed time off).