“Scientists in the UK working as advisors for the government have expressed regret for using what they now admit to be “unethical” and “totalitarian” methods of instilling fear in the population in order to control behaviour during the pandemic, according to a report.”

https://summit.news/2021/05/17/report-government-scientific-advisors-admit-they-used-totalitarian-fear-tactics-to-control-people-during-pandemic/