It is possible that it could happen. I don't think that the coronavirus has much to do with it.
Rather certain people believe in unification of governance and the flexibility that authoritarian governance can bring, despite the innate problems that it also brings. Countries are flirting with it. China's working hard to understand the science of controlling populations. The idea of going back to the old ways keeps coming up from various quarters, like kids farting at a wedding. Somehow people forget how stupid and inefficient it is to have a single leader in charge of things. Even if you have a ton of staff its just nuts to do governance correctly.
So, yes. What with the capabilities of AI, game theory, surveillance methods, Celtic l phones, laptops, bar codes etc etc. Of course this becomes increasingly likely.
I don't think the virus has anything to do with it.