Because they've had it beaten into their head that this is the end of the world and it's the most important thing ever and THEY MIGHT DIE OMG!!!! so that's why they are rushing out to get tested and panic.
It's the residual effect of the masks and the case counts and the breathless news stories. Politicians and the media didn't want people to forget there was a pandemic going on so now the people are habituated to acting like there is a horrible dangerous pandemic going on.
Because they've had it beaten into their head that this is the end of the world and it's the most important thing ever and THEY MIGHT DIE OMG!!!! so that's why they are rushing out to get tested and panic.
It's the residual effect of the masks and the case counts and the breathless news stories. Politicians and the media didn't want people to forget there was a pandemic going on so now the people are habituated to acting like there is a horrible dangerous pandemic going on.
Good ole Skinnerian conditioning.