Leftist politicians and the media world wide see this as a way to take more power. It is open season on gullible fools everywhere. If you are unable to see that then you are worse off than I thought.
It is curious then that governments opposed to the liberal, progressive hegemony, many openly hated by the US MSM, also take this seriously.
Brazil (Bolsonaro), Poland, Hungary (Orban), India (Modi), Singapore, Philippines (Duterte), etc.
They all differ on the measures taken. Some are more extreme than most of the US, some are more lax. But they all acknowledge that this is real.