"Requested"? It is painfully obvious that this narrative will climax with highly reduced rights - such as freedom of movement; employment; any sort of "assembly" -- for individuals who elect not to use mandatory surveillance products. Pressure to conform will be enormous and applied from top and bottom (from hysterical/concerned bottom dwellers).
This drip drip of 'steps to take' by authorities and media is quite disingenuous: there have been multiple simulations into pandemics in the past 30 years and all these steps have been spelled out in various papers.
Here is one: www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/events-archive/2001_dark-winter/Dark%20Winter%20Script.pdf
(Grep for "freedom")