The deglobalization virus: How far back will COVID-19 set the world?
4 years, 9 months ago

The deglobalization virus: How far back will COVID-19 set the world?

Salon  

The coronavirus and the efforts underway to control its effects are literally bringing much of the world to a standstill. The third great shock of this still relatively new century But COVID-19, the contagion which is so widespread largely because of human hyper-interconnectivity on a regional and global scale, is dramatically accelerating this process. The COVID-19 crisis has become the third great shock of the century, after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and the process unleashed by the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, which triggered economic and financial contagion. They often originated in China but, with border closings inside the EU, also increasingly affect intra-European supply chains. It also runs contrary to the advice of the World Health Organization, which advocated for continued flights precisely in order not to disrupt the supply of medical aid.

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COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

The Hindu  

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on August 18 said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a ‘global health threat’ and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner. “Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, it remains a global health threat. On the occasion, he urged all …

‘Even deadlier…’: WHO chief warns of next pandemic as Covid-19 cases dip
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Even deadlier…’: WHO chief warns of next pandemic as Covid-19 cases dip

Hindustan Times  

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the world should be ready for the next pandemic, which might be “even deadlier” than the Covid-19 pandemic. Tedros's statement comes days after the WHO said Covid-19 was no longer a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that has claimed at least 7 million lives worldwide. …

Deadlier than COVID…, WHO chief warns threat of ‘another pandemic’ emerging
1 year, 7 months ago

Deadlier than COVID…, WHO chief warns threat of ‘another pandemic’ emerging

Live Mint  

World Health Organization chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the world should be prepared for a future virus that could be even deadlier than COVID-19. Tedros said that the world must prepare for a virus that is "even deadlier" than Covid which he stated has killed at least 20 million, reported The Independent. “And the threat of another …

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days
1 year, 8 months ago

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 is no longer a public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared last week, roughly 1,200 days after it first learnt of a new coronavirus spreading through Wuhan, China. Still, WHO’s word is a strong determinant in global health discourse and on this count, the agency fell short in its mission, especially in the early days of the pandemic. …

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency
1 year, 8 months ago

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide. The U.N. health agency’s officials said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn’t finished, noting recent spikes in …

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'
1 year, 8 months ago

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That …

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization says. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern,” WHO …

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says

LA Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That does not …

In our 'profound interest' that China reins in latest surge in coronavirus infections: Antony Blinken
2 years ago

In our 'profound interest' that China reins in latest surge in coronavirus infections: Antony Blinken

The Hindu  

It is in America's "profound interest" that China reins in the recent surge in coronavirus infections, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, asserting that there are major implications if the world's second-largest economy remained shut down due to the virus. When asked about the latest surge in COVID-19 cases in China, Mr. Blinken said the U.S. wants to …

The world must do better on Covid
2 years, 3 months ago

The world must do better on Covid

Hindustan Times  

Some of the world’s top health experts, writing as part of the Lancet Commission in a report released this week, blamed governments the world over for “widespread, global failures” in their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The report said global leaders needed to face “hard truths” that they failed to adhere to basic norms, rationality, and transparency, and that nations …

Has COVID truly exposed the broken global order?
2 years, 6 months ago

Has COVID truly exposed the broken global order?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST When the COVID-19 pandemic affected every one of the world’s nations, the way forward seemed obvious, even if difficult to traverse. Many governments, in both developed and developing countries, were willing to set aside large sums to accelerate further research and pre-order potential production of any promising drugs and vaccines, ignoring the risks …

Covid-19 ‘superspreading’ can still happen, but now we have the tools to slow it
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 ‘superspreading’ can still happen, but now we have the tools to slow it

CNN  

CNN — A recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases among officials in Washington, with dozens testing positive after attending the Gridiron Club Dinner, has put the concept of Covid-19 superspreading back in the spotlight. “And that’s what we have to be tracking – making sure that when there are outbreaks, we can take care of people.” Some infectious disease experts argue …

Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic

LA Times  

In the latest Senate package targeted at stopping the coronavirus, U.S. lawmakers dropped nearly all funding for curbing the virus beyond American borders — a move many health experts slammed as dangerously short-sighted. He said Uganda has leaned heavily on donor help — it received more than 11 million vaccines from the U.S. — and that any cuts “would make …

How has COVID-19 affected global economy?
3 years ago

How has COVID-19 affected global economy?

Al Jazeera  

COVID-19 continues to take its toll on people and the economy. It was on March 11 last year since the word “pandemic” essentially took over global life. COVID-19 infections are rising again, and health officials are urging countries to speed up their vaccination drives, to contain new outbreaks and the spread of more dangerous mutations. It is not a great …

Wealthy nations ‘far from targets’ on COVID vaccine donations
3 years, 5 months ago

Wealthy nations ‘far from targets’ on COVID vaccine donations

Al Jazeera  

An expert independent panel monitoring the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic says wealthy nations have not done enough to transfer COVID-19 vaccines to developing nations where they are desperately needed as the Delta variant drives a new wave of disease around the world, In May, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, called for the reallocation of one …

WHO, at heart of world’s sluggish Covid response, could face shake-up
3 years, 7 months ago

WHO, at heart of world’s sluggish Covid response, could face shake-up

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization, at the heart of the world's sluggish handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, faces a potential shake-up to prevent future outbreaks as a top official warned that "the pathogens have the upper hand". Health ministers from WHO's 194 member states will also meet from Nov. 29 to decide whether to launch negotiations on an international treaty aimed …

World could have prevented COVID-19 catastrophe: Expert panel
3 years, 7 months ago

World could have prevented COVID-19 catastrophe: Expert panel

Al Jazeera  

Report by Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response says ‘toxic cocktail’ of dithering and poor coordination means warning signs went unheeded. An independent panel has concluded that the catastrophic scale of the coronavirus pandemic could have been prevented but a “toxic cocktail” of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded. Early responses to the outbreak detected …

Covid-19: World leaders unite to call for pandemic treaty, saying: ‘No one is safe until we are all safe’
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: World leaders unite to call for pandemic treaty, saying: ‘No one is safe until we are all safe’

CNN  

CNN — Global leaders have called for a new treaty to help the world prepare for future pandemics, in a warning against rising vaccine nationalism. More than 20 national leaders, including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Boris Johnson and Germany’s Angela Merkel, wrote a piece published in several media outlets on Tuesday warning that it is a question of “not if, …

How has COVID-19 changed us?
3 years, 9 months ago

How has COVID-19 changed us?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, March 10 at 19:30 GMT: It’s nearly a year since the World Health Organization confirmed the world’s worst fears about COVID-19 and declared a coronavirus pandemic. Millions of recently bereaved families are now grieving the loss of loved ones, with many unable to say goodbye amid strict lockdown measures and emergency protocols in overwhelmed hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic …

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns
3 years, 10 months ago

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns

LA Times  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO’s director-general, meanwhile, said it was “regrettable” that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries …

Opinion: Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Edward Bergmark is the founder and retired Chief Executive Officer of Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. As this picture comes into better focus, it becomes increasingly clear that wealthier developed nations’ “me-first” mentality – one that prioritizes the vaccination of its citizens while paying scant attention to the fate of poorer countries around the globe – …

Bill and Melinda Gates: Covid-19 will change how the world thinks about health forever (Opinion)
3 years, 11 months ago

Bill and Melinda Gates: Covid-19 will change how the world thinks about health forever (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: The authors are co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates Notes The experience of living through a pandemic has driven home what many people in developing countries knew all too well already: Health is the bedrock of any thriving society. That’s because in high-income countries infectious diseases are no longer what epidemiologists would call “a meaningful …

COVID-19 pandemic increasing disparities, social fragmentation; threatening economy, geopolitical stability: WEF study
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic increasing disparities, social fragmentation; threatening economy, geopolitical stability: WEF study

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only claimed millions of lives, it is also increasing disparities and social fragmentation, while it will threaten the economy in the next 3-5 years and will weaken geopolitical stability over the next 5-10 years, a study showed on January 19, In its annual Global Risks Report, the World Economic Forum also termed ‘infectious diseases’ as …

'Vaccinationalism' is self-defeating, says UN chief as global COVID deaths cross 2 million
3 years, 11 months ago

'Vaccinationalism' is self-defeating, says UN chief as global COVID deaths cross 2 million

India TV News  

As the world crossed a "heart-wrenching milestone" of two million deaths from COVID-19, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres lamented that the deadly impact of the pandemic has worsened due to the absence of a global coordinated effort and said that "vaccinationalism" by governments is "self-defeating" that will delay a global recovery. Guterres said the deadly impact of the pandemic has …

Covid-19 not necessarily the big one, it’s a wake-up call: WHO warns crisis may get worse
4 years ago

Covid-19 not necessarily the big one, it’s a wake-up call: WHO warns crisis may get worse

India TV News  

The World Health Organisation have warned that the Coronavirus is not necessarily the big one, and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world and urged the world to get "serious" about preparedness. "It has spread around the world extremely quickly and it has affected every corner of this planet, but this is …

Covid, pandemic and lockdown: How 2020 changed the world
4 years ago

Covid, pandemic and lockdown: How 2020 changed the world

Live Mint  

When the world celebrated the dawn of a new decade with a blaze of firework parties and revelry on January 1, few could have imagined what 2020 had in store. "This is a pandemic experience that's unique in the lifetime of every single person on Earth," says Sten Vermund, infectious disease epidemiologist and dean of Yale School of Public Health. …

A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020
4 years ago

A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020

The Independent  

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New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Several states report spike in hospitalisations and jumps in new cases, raising concerns of a ‘third wave’. “Things are starting to move in a concerning direction,” Justin Lessler, associate professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Al Jazeera. Learn more: https://t.co/1nMYQAjpSq pic.twitter.com/iObgUYrTeE — CDC October 21, 2020 Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins …

Billionaires should help fight hunger amid Covid-19, says UN
4 years, 3 months ago

Billionaires should help fight hunger amid Covid-19, says UN

The Independent  

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Coronavirus has set global health progress back decades: Gates Foundation
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus has set global health progress back decades: Gates Foundation

India Today  

The knock-on effects of the coronavirus pandemic have halted and reversed global health progress, setting it back 25 years and exposing millions to the risk of deadly disease and poverty, a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation warned on Tuesday. The Foundation's Goalkeepers report, which tracks progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of reducing poverty and …

Opinion: Covid-19 has scarred the global economy, but it’s not too late to change course
4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Covid-19 has scarred the global economy, but it’s not too late to change course

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in its entirety in the International Monetary Fund’s fall 2020 issue of Finance & Development Magazine. And this means it goes disproportionately after the poor, especially in poor countries and in advanced economies like the United States where access to health care is not guaranteed. There are many reasons for these differences: the …

WHO hopes coronavirus can be over in two years, Tedros says
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO hopes coronavirus can be over in two years, Tedros says

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, if the world unites and succeeds in finding a vaccine. Tedros said the 1918 Spanish flu “took two years to stop.And in our situation now with more technology, and of …

WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency
4 years, 5 months ago

WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency

The Hindu  

The new coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people is easily the worst global health emergency the World Health Organization has faced, its director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. Only with strict adherence to health measures, from wearing masks to avoiding crowds, would the world manage to beat it, Tedros added at a virtual news …

COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate conflict, humanitarian crises: WHO
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate conflict, humanitarian crises: WHO

India TV News  

COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate many issues the world is facing, such as years of conflict and other humanitarian crises, the chief of the World Health Organization has warned, while calling for continuity of essential health services. Although Covid-19 has rightly captured the world's attention, many countries, especially in Africa and the Middle East, are still reeling from years of conflict …

This is what awaits the global economy after the pandemic (opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

This is what awaits the global economy after the pandemic (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in its entirety in the International Monetary Fund’s summer 2020 issue of Finance & Development Magazine. The first trend is deglobalization; the logistic difficulties brought to light by the current crisis are already pointing to a shift away from global just-in-time supply chains. Yet as economic difficulties mount, the inevitable growth of nationalism …

A new world order for the coronavirus era is emerging
4 years, 5 months ago

A new world order for the coronavirus era is emerging

Live Mint  

In July 1945, at the close of World War II, the leaders of the US, Great Britain and the Soviet Union gathered at a Prussian royal palace in Potsdam outside the conquered German capital to hammer out the new global order. Today’s standoff between the US under Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s China was compared to the “foothills” of a …

UN chief criticizes lack of global cooperation on Covid-19
4 years, 6 months ago

UN chief criticizes lack of global cooperation on Covid-19

India Today  

The United Nations chief criticized the total lack of international coordination in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday and warned that the go-it-alone policy of many countries will not defeat the coronavirus. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with The Associated Press that what needs to be done is to make countries understand that by acting in isolation “they …

Letter From the Editors
4 years, 6 months ago

Letter From the Editors

The Diplomat  

Welcome to the June issue of The Diplomat Magazine! COVID-19 has sparked not only a global health crisis but a debt crunch in the developing world; political reshapings in Timor-Leste and Kazakhstan; and an environmental wake-up call in Pakistan. Much of the criticism has been focused on China, which often stands accused of ensnaring poorer partners in “debt traps.” But …

Imagining the world after COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Imagining the world after COVID-19

ABC  

Our collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been characterised by two vast failures of imagination: 1) Many people and most governments —particularly those of the United States and the UK — have failed to imagine exponential growth and how bad it can get. We need to dare to imagine a better future — a future with much less commuting, …

Covid-19 Is Bad. But It May Not Be the ‘Big One’
4 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 Is Bad. But It May Not Be the ‘Big One’

Wired  

In 2005, US government health agencies were obsessed with a disease threat that was rolling across the globe: H5N1 avian flu, which had leaped from wild birds into chickens, and from there into humans, and was killing more than half of the people unlucky enough to become infected with it. In an article for the journal Foreign Affairs, Osterholm laid …

We cannot return to the old ways
4 years, 7 months ago

We cannot return to the old ways

Wired  

The Harvard economist Rebecca Henderson is an adviser to many of the world’s leading companies. The economic term “externality” is defined by the OECD as “when the effect of production or consumption of goods and services imposes costs or benefits on others which are not reflected in the prices charged for the goods and services being provided.” While there can …

Coronavirus Will Leave Lasting Scars On Global Economy; Emerging Markets & Developing Economies To Be Worst Hit: World Bank
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Will Leave Lasting Scars On Global Economy; Emerging Markets & Developing Economies To Be Worst Hit: World Bank

ABP News  

New Delhi: The World Bank has said that the Coronavirus pandemic and strict lockdown measures taken to contain its transmission will leave a lasting effect on the global economy particularly the emerging market and developing economies, in its analysis of the situation. World Bank Group President David Malpass emphasised the need for comprehensive policies and indicated that 60 million people …

The trends shaping the post-COVID-19 world
4 years, 7 months ago

The trends shaping the post-COVID-19 world

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic began as a global health crisis. The 2008 financial crisis showed the resilience of the Asian economies, and even today, economic forecasts indicate that out of the G-20 countries, only China and India are likely to register economic growth during 2020. From the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations after World War I or the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Robert De Niro, Joaquin Phoenix, among others sign editorial urging world leaders against 'returning to normal'
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Robert De Niro, Joaquin Phoenix, among others sign editorial urging world leaders against 'returning to normal'

Firstpost  

The groups of over 200 actors, filmmakers, scientists and people from other professions have signed an editorial in the wake of coronavirus pandemic A number of international cine personalties, including Robert De Niro, Joaquin Phoenix, Alfonso Cuaron and Cate Blanchett, have cautioned the world leaders against going back to “normal” if they want to avoid an “ecological catastrophe” in the …

'Fight against COVID-19 depends on equal protection of everyone'
4 years, 8 months ago

'Fight against COVID-19 depends on equal protection of everyone'

India TV News  

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the ultimate measure of success in fighting COVID-19 will not be how fast the tools are developed but how equally they can be distributed. Speaking at the opening of the European Union COVID-19 online pledging conference Monday afternoon, the WHO chief said it will be unacceptable that some people in the …

BRICS against COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

BRICS against COVID-19

The Hindu  

In the global war against the novel coronavirus, emerging economies, many belonging to BRICS, have reached out to other countries humbled by the pandemic. As the world’s largest producer of hydroxychloroquine, India has recently exported the drug not only to SAARC countries and to its “extended neighbourhood” in the Gulf, but also to Russia, Brazil, Israel and the U.S. Among …

China’s model of control has been blamed for the coronavirus crisis, but for some it’s looking increasingly attractive
4 years, 8 months ago

China’s model of control has been blamed for the coronavirus crisis, but for some it’s looking increasingly attractive

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — On Sunday, Andrew Adonis, a member of Britain’s House of Lords and onetime cabinet minister, took aim at the idea that the coronavirus pandemic was causing a crisis of capitalism. Even those critics who try to avoid ethnically-tinged labels often speak of a “CPC virus” or “Xi flu,” named after country’s ruling party, the Communist Party …

The script of disruption and a new order
4 years, 8 months ago

The script of disruption and a new order

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, involving as it does far too many variables. Already one of the most prominent nations of the world and an important player in international institutions, China remains totally unfazed by the stigma that the current world pandemic owes a great deal to its negligence — the first identified and detected COVID-19 victim in Wuhan was …

Opinion | Reforms can resist future shocks
4 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Reforms can resist future shocks

Live Mint  

One thing that has been really missing in our global response to the coronavirus pandemic is any sense of international cooperation. Are the 2008-09 global financial crisis and this global pandemic once-in-a-lifetime or once-in-a-century events, or will we see a major crisis every 10 years or so? It seems as if countries across the world are saying, “Whatever it takes!” …

Covid-19 has sharpened great power politics | Opinion
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 has sharpened great power politics | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

Even as the world grapples with the pandemic unleashed from Wuhan, China is back to the business of great power politics — building military infrastructure, conducting naval exercises and sinking the fishing boats of other nations. Tedros repeatedly defended China’s handling of the crisis with the WHO even tweeting in mid-January that “preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have …

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