Reading between the lines here -
This is setting up the lockdown narrative. It’s “we’re going to try and avoid lockdowns at all costs”, for now, and we’ll inch towards “well, good idea at the time, but gotta try the next thing - lockdowns”. Lockdowns like in Australia.
The powers that be WANT folks to rise up and almost literraly tear off the shackles.
Tyrants don’t like to give back power. They only seek more. Like a crack head or a meth addict, they can’t stop on their own. They need to be stopped by others. The harder they push, the bigger and angrier the group of others gets. When that blows, it will not end well for the tyrants.