Do we need it now? I'm not quite sure about that.
More than ever mate, do you know the number of countries that have started looking in the direction of creating their own digital currencies to speed up transactions and also to cut the spread of this virus. Even if not for the sake of curbing the spread of COVID 19, transactions in digital currencies are secured, privacy inclined more than fiat currency. So yes we need it now and it's already in use.