Most humans are hard wired to need some kind of overarching belief system, some more than others. That includes most atheists. Religion has filled that need for the vast majority of human history, but these days there are plenty of alternatives to fill the void if religion has been cast aside. The whole woke thing is a perfect example of this, and the Covid cult is really just a variation of the woke bullshit. I'm on the agnostic/atheist side myself, but most people who get rid of religion replace it with something else, and it's usually worse. So the answer to your question is most likely yes.