They're not really pushing anything. Viruses adapt and mutate all the time. The real cover-up is that no one in the mainstream is admitting that the lockdowns provided the perfect environment for this virus to extend its lifespan in the general population and encourage multiple strains to surface.

It acts exactly the same overtaxing fatasses and very sick elderly people. But, nature gave it speed. It infects faster. This might be the initial step toward evolving into a seasonal flu, especially with vaccines forcing it to evolve again, at some point this decade.