Can you say "Police State"?
There are many articles and videos on the internet documenting blatant government overreach masquerading as "protecting public safety". This one summarizes it well.
In case you are suffering under the delusion that the purpose of the lockdown is to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, take a look at this.
Obviously what they really want is to track and trace everyone.
Repeat after me, kiddies: "It's for your own protection."