I feel like coronavirus has had the opposite effect. More tribalism than ever. "My country is doing better than your country", "Sweden is doing it wrong", "Chinese virus" and all that.
I can only speak for myself:
Personally I've always seen myself as an observer to humanity. I know what's right and I'd like to make it happen but there's so many people trying to get ahead there's no point. The cards are stacked against me and I was scared to fail.
Covid for all its badness has made me realise I can't just observe. Whilst there are people who don't want what's best in power we are in this precarious position where humanity could fail. My hope however optimistic it is, is that people who are good will also realise they have to act and they can't just watch.
As the old saying goes all it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
That saying has always meant a lot to me and I've always stood by the fact I would stand up and be counted when I was needed; this coronavirus made me realise I was needed right now.
If anything, we all lucked out with how mild it was, and people are going to be less cautious when a much deadlier virus makes the rounds next time.
I am not pertaining to know the future and I do admit there is a very high chance I'm being overly optimistic - basically I accept your appraisal of the situation is sadly more probable.
For most of the other areas it's a shared journey. Mourning with Italy because they were hit so early. Being scared for Sweden and the UK in their decisions to try to build up herd immunity. Tribalism is "us vs them", I don't think most people have that attitude for coronavirus. Everyone wants everyone to succeed so that we can all learn from it.