| ID | 177769 |
| Title Proper | COVID 19 in South Asia and the Way Forward |
| Other Title Information | an introduction |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Barai, Munim Kumar |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The world has been experiencing an unprecedented level of disruptions of all activities since COVID-19 began to spread in China in late 2019 and then turned into a truly global pandemic within a couple of months. A year after, millions of people in over 219 countries and territories have either got infected or died of the disease (Worldometer, 2021). Indeed, COVID-19 has only one close parallel in the recent past by its disruptive ability, though differently. The Global Financial Crisis of 2007–2008 started in the US housing market that engulfed the entire world’s economic and financial system.1 Similarly, COVID-19 began from Wuhan in China and then has spread out very quickly to affect the entire human civilisation in one way or another. So, both could be traced to a single individual source but with global ramifications. However, the extent of damage of COVID-19 has become much greater, larger and long-term in orientation. Herein, a pertinent question arises: is there a correlation between the degree of globalisation and the quickness of the spread of both the catastrophes and the degree of their damage? The answer is ‘yes’. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asian Survey Vol. 28, No.1; Mar 2021: p.7-19 |
| Journal Source | South Asian Survey Vol: 28 No 1 |
| Key Words | South Asia ; COVID 19 |