It seems more likely they're predicting upcoming unrest (likely because they've got plans to do some things the population hates), and they don't want people to be able to cover their faces anymore.
They knew masks did nothing in the first place. They pushed them anyways for political reasons. Those political reasons no longer exist so they'll go away slowly.
It seems more likely they're predicting upcoming unrest (likely because they've got plans to do some things the population hates), and they don't want people to be able to cover their faces anymore.
They knew masks did nothing in the first place. They pushed them anyways for political reasons. Those political reasons no longer exist so they'll go away slowly.