With so much noise and outrage it’s hard to keep up, so here is (imho) the potential signals they are trying to drown out
If their goal is to be able to lock up any non-white person
1. Erosion of due process (done) -Laken Riley Act
2. Declare a state of national emergency and close borders - communication at the CDC is closed down. This is how you manufacture a pandemic
3. Use the pandemic ^ to declare a national security threat by associating with some state actors
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5086688-laken-riley-act-due-process/amp/