Super Virus stack

The last few days the British government were practising using the M20 (freeway) as a giant car park because a no deal Brexit means every truck must be checked, this would cause massive delays. At the same time, the UK covid19 virus mutated slightly. The surface of the British Covid19 virus is better at sticking to the membrane of human cells so it infects people more quickly. Normally when my country improves something, I feel proud; this time I'm not. 

Wouldn't it be easier if we all just had a large sheet of polyurethane and wore it over our bodies like ghost? Wouldn't it be cheaper than paying people 80% of their income for not working? I'm sure it would cost less than £1 for each unit. Maybe I'm just on the wrong page.