Like with a good war, there is an awful lot of wonga to be made from Covid and PPE.
I don't present this as a conspiracy, but why waste a good pandemic when personal fortunes can be made?
goodlawproject.org/news/special-procurement-channels/
We should take comfort that some well connected Tories are becoming wealthier, as we enter the inevitable second complete lockdown (with no end in sight or exit plan) that is coming within a week.