I found this very interesting read... a longish read. The author takes a long view and multiple viewpoints of the current pandemic with an essay on humans, the history of humans to want to take control and the views on death itself. In some way, he is saying that the virus is sort of providing a reset button to us, and showing that if we want, we can make massive changes on a dime.
Some excerpts from the essay.
https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/the-coronation/