Whatever it is, it seems odd. I wrote a new thread about it but it got lost. If I understand full on communism right, it is about very strict top down control and I doubt those at the top would be risking themselves at all. So maybe it is just an image thing. They appear as the gods who are going to help the slaves. While knowing science, they have the same risk of getting it with a mask vs. without because the masks are too porous for the size of the virus.