Have world religions lost their relevance during Covid time ?

As of 24 March 2021, globally 2.73 million deaths related to Covid 19 virus have happened. (2,730,000). (Data comes from Wikipedia, government health ministries, The New York Times, and other authoritative sources, as attributed),

Of all the nations that have suffered badly, the top 5 are (total deaths in blue and WHO mortality rates, deaths per 100,000 population, in red)

United States (543 K, pop 329 million, 165 )

Brazil             (295 K, pop 213 million, 139 )

India              (160 K, pop 1370 million, 12 )

Russia           (93,812, pop 145 million, 65 )

France          (92,908, pop 68 million, 137 ).

Why did all our Gods ditch us during the past 12 months as to cause this misery on planet earth ? Is it because of their helplessness ?

Indians were praying, banging their plates and vessels on the roads to please the Gods but to no avail. India lost 160,000 people to the 80 nanometre Covid 19 virus.

People across the world have gone back to natural foods, vegetables, fruits and physical exercises to keep the body fit and healthy, besides practicing yoga, homeopathy and Ayurveda.

30,000 years ago, when the first worship to the unknown Gods and natural forces happened around the world till this day, we have depended too much on man-made Gods. And at the time of our greatest need, these same man-made Gods ditched us. 

With no guilt of having misled the flocks all this while, unashamed religious leaders are standing in the queue to get vaccinated against the virus. Why did this thing happen ? Who was tricking whom ? Have religions lost their relevance ?

Only Science which helped develop a vaccine could help humanity. Many versions and formulations of the vaccine are being used across the world to contain the virus.  With development of Science over the past millennia we got to know more about ourselves, our environment, the natural events and the mysteries around us. As long as the events around us  remained beyond our understanding and comprehension, it was good to hold on to a Supreme being. But as we have come a long way, 4560 million years since planet earth was formed, to know more about the world around us, we have come to know more about life and natural events and have become less dependent on the Supernatural being.

But some of our religions specifically Christianity still hold on in the hope of salvation and it keeps the flock together, lest the spiritual soldiers and workers lose their livelihood and hopes of extravagance and luxury. 

Religions have become areas of materialism and power, unqualified people play dirty politics and exploit the badly informed masses. It is high time we stop this petty politics resorted by a group of religious leaders on poorly informed believers under their control.

Religious leaders should also stop this public exploitation and come forward to make people aware of their rights, teach, practice and spread Science, show how Science in future can take the world together.

In fact, Yuval Noah Harari in his book Homodeus talks of Dataism and algorithms which will be holding people together (click here) and not Gods. Have Gods lost their identity and relevance ?

George