Talk about reading into things. The WTS uses this technique all the time. But don't say anything even if the WTS is totally out of their mind making this connection.
Are these the Last Days?
Every global catastrophe, be it a war, earthquake, famine, epidemic or financial recession, has Jehovah's Witnesses besides themselves that Armageddon is about to occur. Watchtower leaders make use of the fear such events invoke, insisting they show we are at the end of the "last days." They have been making the same claim that Armageddon is upon us, not just for decades, but ever since the religion's inception in the 1870's.
COVID-19 was no exception - Watchtower touted this as proof the end was upon us. However, the global response to Covid-19 resulted in a death rate that was significantly less than similar pandemics in the past. Rather than acknowledge this incredible medical achievement, Watchtower presented Covid-19 as proof pestilence is greater than ever before. To believe such shows tragic historical ignorance. Disease takes a lower toll on human life than any other time in history, proven by global life expectancy doubling over the last century.
Next was the fear of inflation, with the lead article on jw.org in June 2022 being "Soaring Worldwide Inflation." Rising prices are claimed to be a sign of the Last Days, which is particularly egocentric, since even with inflation, people in the developed world have a higher standard of living than the poorest quarter of the global population and most people of any time in history.
Are these the Last Days? compares information published by Watchtower with research regarding war, pestilence, earthquake and famine since 1914, with astounding findings. See also Does The Current Recession/War/Pandemic Prove Armageddon is Close?
The WTS also said earthquakes have been increasing since 1914: What does this say: https://jwfacts.com/watchtower/earthquakes.php