I fear where seeing the tip of the iceberg with regards to sociopolitical ramifications of this pandemic. China is taking advantage of it to not only clamp down on HK, but everyplace else it wishes to.

I still believe/hope the HK protest can hit back - they've shown great ingenuity so far - but check out what they're up against in full virus crackdown mode:

Article about the turning of the screws mentions 7000 arrested - some alarming CCP language:

"Beijing’s top political office in Hong Kong has called protesters a “political virus” and said the semi-autonomous city will never be calm until “poisonous” and “violent” black-clad demonstrators are eliminated."