Most governments? Probably as an excuse to gather more power to themselves. Governments generally love crises.
ALL governments are taking this VERY seriously.
But only up to a certain size. Then those governments have to do something to handle the crises or lose credibility.
More generally, government love the promotion of crises above their actual severity, in order to steer the public in certain directions, to boost their esteem, and to (as you've pointed out) accrue power.
Crisis and government in love.