Covid was created and used by governments to further Agenda2030. Lockdowns were a stepping stone toward general movement restrictions. Free mobility undermines the implementation CBDCs and social credit scores.
If Covid was a new virus or a new name for the common flu doesn't impact its utility for governments. Flu dropped to zero in 2020 in many countries and Sweden had normal mortality in 2020 if we use this formula: (2019 + 2020)/2.