For fuck sake! Tell me I'm not the only one who sees what this really is.

1st - Terrify the herd. (Even actual sheep will fight back. Unless they're scared enough to be shitting their wooly britches. Then they freeze and fall over. Full vulnerable compliance)
2nd - Dehumanize them with masks. (So many horrible psychological effects. Losing the ability to empathize being just one)
3rd - Humiliate and traumatize them with unnecessary, invasive testing procedures (for a disease with 99% survival rate) . Tell them its for their safety. (Any rape survivor can tell you what this does to your