That statement is completely true as backed by many mortality numbers around the world. Just as an example, here's official mortality numbers for Germany: https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Querschnitt/Corona/_Grafik...
> The answer is… social changes under the guise of COVID-19 mitigation
The Left is playing games. So is the Right of course. But this sentence is too strong.
The Left wants power, they are doing power moves. But there's no underlying plan. They are getting a strong footing. It will allow them to implement social change. But it's not that tied together.