or a political power grab
rahm style crisis usage tactic
I mean I would think it useful to spy on your challenger that is trying to unseat you and form a new government
https:// www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-gives-himself-broad-phone-tapping-powers-fight-invisible-enemy-coronavirus
“They are not minor measures. They entail a certain degree of violation of the privacy of those same people, who we will check to see whom they came into contact with while sick and what preceded that. This is an effective tool for locating the virus,” Netanyahu said.