Download or read book Summary and Analysis of COVID 19 and the Global Predators written by Wisdom Print and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISCLAIMER In This Professional Summary, Short Read, Analysis And Review is not written by the original author of the book. It is written and published by an independent work of Wisdom Print This is just a summary, Review and critical analysis of the main book "COVID-19 and the Global Predators" and does not in any way intend to take the place of the original book title but to serve as a comprehensive and concise guide for you. Wisdom Print is responsible for this summary content and is not associated with the original author in any way. This Short read is break down by looking in depth of what happen in each chapter in a sequential order that are perfectly arranged Excerpts From The Main Book: The re-engineering of our contemporary society initiated by Covid-19 is profoundly prophetic, and its future repercussions are likely to have a particularly large influence on Jesus' disciples. Furthermore The details contained in this blockbuster insight, it cannot be found in any other review of Peter Breggin and Ginger Breggin masterpiece!
Download or read book COVID 19 and the Global Predators written by Peter Breggin and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19 and the Global Predators is much more than an analysis of the current exploitation of humanity under cover of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. It discloses for the first time the actual blueprint and master plan that that was ten years in the making by global predators before the pandemic: a plan to reorganize the world in the name of public health. Billionaires, government agencies, giant funds, and major industries collaborated years ahead of time to lay the groundwork for what would become Operation Warp Speed and the Great Reset in 2020. All this is disclosed, individuals and groups are named, and their plans for the future are documented. The book concludes with chapters on what America and the world must do in the coming weeks and months to save humanity's freedoms. Many top medical and public health experts treating and examining COVID 19 agree this is the most comprehensive book about who and what is behind the draconian measures that are crushing individual freedoms and many of the societies and economies of the Western World including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. Three of these medical doctors have confirmed this in their introductions to the book: physicians Peter McCullough MD MPH, Vladimir "Zev" Zelenko MD and Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD. They are echoed by endorsements from Robert F Kennedy Jr. and Paul Alexander PhD. This book thoroughly documents solid answers to these tragic questions about the global predators who are reaping enormous benefits from COVID-19 suffering including wealth, power and the destruction of America as an opposition to globalism. Who are the "they"-these Global Predators? What are their motives and their plans for us? How can we defend against them? Why did they: ■ Plan Warp Speed for a SARS-CoV pandemic years before it came? ■ Distribute mRNA and DNA vaccines that killed lab animals and now humans? ■ Collaborate with the Chinese making pandemic viruses & bioweapons? ■ Hide the origin of SARS-CoV-2 in the Wuhan Institute? ■ Let China spread the virus around the world on passenger planes? ■ Give so much power to Dr. Anthony Fauci? Why do they continue to: ■ Prohibit cheap, available, safe and effective COVID-19 treatments? ■ Impose draconian closures on our society and economy? ■ Disproportionately harm or destroy small businesses and churches? ■ Make us wear masks and distance ourselves from each other? ■ Exaggerate the death rate from COVID-19 to frighten us? ■ Hide the high and growing vaccine death rate from all of us? ■ Make experimental "vaccines" that turn our bodies against ourselves? Dr. Breggin is a physician with 70+ scientific articles and 20+ medical texts and popular books. He is among the world's most experienced medical experts in landmark legal cases in psychiatry and neurosurgery, and now in COVID-19. The Breggins' bestsellers include Talking Back to Prozac and Toxic Psychiatry. Their research led the United States to cancel the deadly Chinese collaboration. Breggin is an intrepid scholar and is assiduous and methodological as he assembles all the pieces to the puzzle. His research, carried out with his wife Ginger, is impeccable, and his incisive approach sears the neck of those whose aim it is to wield power, control, and instill fear among the world's wealthiest nations.
Download or read book Summary of Covid 19 written by Alexander Cooper and published by BookSummaryGr. This book was released on 2021-09-11 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary of Covid 19 - The Great Reset - A Comprehensive Summary COVID-19: The Great Reset by Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret begins with a reflection on how COVID-19 has triggered a worldwide crisis, not just through the tragic loss of life that it has incurred, but also to economic systems and the vulnerability of human life itself. It has caused, above everything, a global existential crisis that is likely to impact life as we know it forever. Despite our most fervent hopes, we will not return to normal, as we know it, whatever our beliefs and concerns about the draconian measures employed to keep the virus contained. Things will necessarily change, whether we want them to or not. However, the authors add a note of caution when it comes to discussions about what might happen and what will happen as the world reopens. Many of the changes and movements already in place, for better or worse, will have been exacerbated by the pandemic, and divisions that were but fissures before may now open up to great chasms. The chapter goes on to look at the role of pandemics and viruses in the history of the world. To put it in perspective: viruses have been on the earth for at least 300 million years, whereas humans have only been here for a fraction of that time, about 200,000 years. It is hardly surprising to find that an era without a pandemic is something of an anomaly, and the authors point to the diseases that have ravaged the world and shaped recorded human history. They look at the Plague of Justinian in the 6th century, the Black Death, and the germs that obliterated the Aztecs and the Incas when introduced by the European settlers. Even some of the terminology around, how we treat and control viruses comes from treasured sacred texts: 'quarantine,' for instance, comes from the Italian 40, referring to the 40 days of purification during the biblical flood. Viruses have caused suspicion and death, too, such as the case of the massacre of 1000 Jews in Strasbourg in 1349, which were believed by some to be causing the spread of plague. But though many are keen to build a comparison with viruses of the past, the truth is that what we face now is unprecedented. For one thing, the world is more interconnected than it has ever been before, which is at once a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we have the might of all the world's best medical research at our disposal, and a curse because the nature of this globalized world means it is easier than ever before to spread such viruses. As a species, we must harness the strengths of a globalized world to rebuild it in a way that can defend itself against the ever-present threat of global viruses. In doing so, we can rebuild in a way that allows the most vulnerable to thrive and create new systems to be more resilient against the ravages of nature. The introduction concludes by explaining that the role of this book is to shed light on some of the theories and ideas about what is likely to happen following the pandemic, and, in some cases, what perhaps should happen if we are to navigate our way through the new normal in a post-COVID world. Here is a Preview of What You Will Get: ⁃ A Full Book Summary ⁃ An Analysis ⁃ Fun quizzes ⁃ Quiz Answers ⁃ Etc Get a copy of this summary and learn about the book.
Download or read book The COVID 19 Pandemic written by Tapas Kumar Koley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a comprehensive account of the COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the novel coronavirus pandemic, as it happened. Originating in China in late 2019, the COVID-19 outbreak spread across the entire world in a matter of three to four months. This volume examines the first responses to the pandemic, the contexts of earlier epidemics and the epidemiological basics of infectious diseases. Further, it discusses patterns in the spread of the disease; the management and containment of infections at the personal, national and global level; effects on trade and commerce; the social and psychological impact on people; the disruption and postponement of international events; the role of various international organizations like the WHO in the search for solutions; and the race for a vaccine or a cure. Authored by a medical professional and an economist working on the frontlines, this book gives a nuanced, verified and fact-checked analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic and its global response. A one-stop resource on the COVID-19 outbreak, it is indispensable for every reader and a holistic work for scholars and researchers of medical sociology, public health, political economy, public policy and governance, sociology of health and medicine, and paramedical and medical practitioners. It will also be a great resource for policymakers, government departments and civil society organizations working in the area.
Download or read book Covid 19 and Global Inequalities written by VICTOR JELENIEWSKI. SEIDLER and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a timely autoethnography tracing the spread Covid-19 as it emerged and travelled across the world. It will appeal to an academic readership in environmental studies, health studies, cultural studies, sociology, gender studies, media and communication.
Download or read book Unveiling the Weaknesses written by Roberto Miguel Rodriguez and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Unveiling the Weaknesses," the author takes a critical lens to the World Health Organization's (WHO) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, shedding light on the challenges, missteps, and complexities of managing a global health crisis in an age of information overload and geopolitical tension. Opening with a comprehensive overview of the WHO's mandate and historical precedents, the book sets the stage by contextualizing the organization's role in previous global health emergencies. The author meticulously maps the early days of the pandemic, from the first reports of a mysterious virus in Wuhan to the WHO's efforts to gather information amidst an evolving crisis. A central focus of the narrative is the WHO's navigation of its dual role: as a technical health agency responsible for providing evidence-based guidance, and as a diplomatic entity reliant on the cooperation and transparency of its member states. Dr. Grant explores the intricacies of these roles, particularly when faced with the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19. Through detailed analysis, the book pinpoints several areas of contention, including: Timeliness of Response: An examination of the timeline of the WHO's declarations and actions, and whether earlier interventions could have curtailed the virus's spread. Information Flow and Accuracy: A deep dive into the WHO's reliance on member states for data and the potential for misinformation or politically motivated delays. Global Leadership: A critique of the WHO's ability to rally global unity, resources, and coordination in the face of divergent national interests and approaches. Guidance and Recommendations: An analysis of the clarity, consistency, and adaptability of the WHO's guidance to countries, particularly in areas like mask-wearing, travel restrictions, and lockdowns. The author also illuminates the external challenges that exacerbated the WHO's operational struggles, from the infodemic of misinformation on social media to political leaders openly undermining the organization's credibility. However, "Unveiling the Weaknesses" is not solely a critique. The author also balances his analysis by highlighting the WHO's successes and its pivotal role in facilitating research collaborations, resource mobilization, and vaccine development. In the concluding chapters, the book delves into the implications of the WHO's response for future global health crises. What lessons can be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic? How can the WHO be reformed or strengthened to better tackle the inevitable health challenges of the 21st century? Meticulously researched and compellingly written, "Unveiling the Weaknesses" offers a nuanced perspective on one of the central global actors in the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a must-read for policymakers, health professionals, and anyone keen on understanding the intricacies of international health governance in crisis situations.
Download or read book Facts and Analysis Canvassing COVID 19 Responses written by Linda Chelan Li and published by City University of HK Press. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is impossible to reflect on 2020 without discussing Covid-19. The term, literally meaning corona- (CO) virus (VI) disease (D) of 2019, has become synonymous with “the virus”, “corona” and “the pandemic”. The impact of the virus on our lives is unprecedented in modern human history, in terms of scale, depth and resilience. When compared to other epidemics that have plagued the world in recent decades, Covid-19 is often referred to as being much more “deadly” and is associated with advances in technology which scientists have described as “revolutionary”. From politics to economics, spanning families and continents, Covid-19 has unsettled norms: cultural clashes are intensified, politics are even more polarized, and regional tensions and conflicts are on the rise. Global trade patterns and supply chains are increasingly being questioned and redrawn. The world is being atomized, and individuals are forced to accept the “new normal” in their routines. In an attempt to combat the virus and minimize its detrimental effects, countries have undertaken different preventive strategies and containment policies. Some have successfully curbed the spread of Covid-19, while many others remain in limbo, doing their best to respond to outbreaks in cases. To gain a better understanding of how to fight Covid-19, it is imperative to evaluate the success and failures of these approaches. Under what conditions is an approach successful? When should it be avoided? How can this information be used to avoid future pandemics? This volume offers informative comparative case studies that shed light on these key questions. Each country case is perceptively analyzed and includes a detailed timeline, allowing readers to view each response with hindsight and extrapolate the data to better understand what the future holds. Taken as a whole, this collection offers invaluable insight at this critical juncture in the Covid-19 pandemic. “In the ‘post-truth’ era, such careful documentation of the facts is especially welcome.” Dr Tania Burchardt Associate Professor, Department of Social Policy London School of Economics and Political Science “The end is not yet in sight for the pandemic but in these pages the key factors in its development and some possible solutions for the future are laid out in ways that make it indispensable reading.” Prof David S. G. Goodman Professor of China Studies and former Vice President, Academic Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou “This book is an important and groundbreaking effort by social scientists to understand on how states have been managing the crisis.” Kevin Hewison Weldon E. Thornton Distinguished Emeritus Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “This is exactly the kind of research that will contribute to our fight against Covid-19.” Tak-Wing Ngo University of Macau “A well-researched book on Covid-19 highlighting the value of the meticulous fact-based groundwork by an international team.” Carlson Tong, GBS, JP Former Chairman, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong Chairman, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong
Download or read book Coronavirus Disease 19 COVID 19 A Perspective of New Scenario written by Kamal Niaz and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19: Epidemiology, Biochemistry, and Diagnostics explains COVID-19 from multidisciplinary angles such as the evolution of SARS-COV, genetic techniques to study the virus, and diagnostic methodologies widely used in the global COVID-19 pandemic. The chapters in this book provide the reader with up-to-date literature about research on SARS-CoV-2 through three parts: I) Evolution and Entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the host II) Genetic Alteration and Structural Determination of SARS-CoV-2 Proteins III) Quantitative Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 for research and medical diagnosis Key Features: - 15 chapters on SAR-CoV-2 in a multidisciplinary context - Provides a comprehensive overview of SARS-CoV-2 evolution and genetics - Provides biochemical information about SARS-CoV-2 proteins and receptor targets (both structural and non-structural proteins) - Includes an overview of several methods of detecting SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (ELISA, PCR, Neutralizing Antibodies - Covers some critical diagnostic modalities for COVID-19 diagnosis - Provides bibliographic references for further reading Readers will understand the significance of phylogenetic analysis of coronaviruses, along with the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and related diseases such as SARS and MERS. Applications of biochemical technologies such as RT-PCR and CRISPR are also demonstrated in the text. This book is a comprehensive introduction to COVID-19 research for medical researchers, microbiologists and virologists. Students in academic programs in life sciences and medicine will also benefit from the information provided in the book.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID 19 written by Cortijo Ocaña, Antonio and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-09-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current health situation has been described as chaotic and devastating. Humanity’s trust in the future and in its human capacity to overcome a disaster of such magnitude is even starting to wither away. If science still lacks a response to the pandemic, can the humanities offer something to cope with this situation? The world can adopt a historical perspective and realize that this is not the first time a global pandemic has struck. Issues including illness, suffering, endurance, resilience, human survival, etc. have been dealt with by literature, philosophy, psychology, and sociology throughout the ages and should be explored once again in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Handbook of Research on Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19 explores the issue of disease from a variety of philosophical, legal, historical, and social perspectives to offer both comprehension and consolation to the human psyche. This group of scholars within the fields of education, psychology, linguistics, history, and philosophy provides a comprehensive view of the humanities as it relates to the pandemic within the frame of human reaction to pain and calamity. This book also looks at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on society in a multidisciplinary capacity that examines its effects in education, government, business, and more. Covering topics such as public health legislation, sociology, impacts on women, and population genetics, this book is essential for sociologists, psychologists, communications experts, historians, researchers, students, and academicians.
Download or read book Summary of Lessons from the Covid War by Covid Crisis Group written by GP SUMMARY and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISCLAIMER This book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book. Summary of Lessons from the Covid War by Covid Crisis Group:An Investigative Report IN THIS SUMMARIZED BOOK, YOU WILL GET: Chapter astute outline of the main contents. Fast & simple understanding of the content analysis. Exceptionally summarized content that you may skip in the original book Lessons from the Covid War is a report from 34 experts on what went wrong and right with America's response to the pandemic. It shows how Americans struggled with systems that made success difficult and failure easy, and how they can come together, learn hard truths, build on what worked, and prepare for global emergencies. The book shows how Americans can come together, learn hard truths, build on what worked, and prepare for global emergencies.
Download or read book COVID 19 and the Global Predators written by Peter Breggin and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19 and the Global Predators is much more than an analysis of the current exploitation of humanity under cover of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. It discloses for the first time the actual blueprint and master plan that that was ten years in the making by global predators before the pandemic: a plan to reorganize the world in the name of public health. Billionaires, government agencies, giant funds, and major industries collaborated years ahead of time to lay the groundwork for what would become Operation Warp Speed and the Great Reset in 2020. All this is disclosed, individuals and groups are named, and their plans for the future are documented. The book concludes with chapters on what America and the world must do in the coming weeks and months to save humanity's freedoms. Many top medical and public health experts treating and examining COVID 19 agree this is the most comprehensive book about who and what is behind the draconian measures that are crushing individual freedoms and many of the societies and economies of the Western World including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. Three of these medical doctors have confirmed this in their introductions to the book: physicians Peter McCullough MD MPH, Vladimir "Zev" Zelenko MD and Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD. They are echoed by endorsements from Robert F Kennedy Jr. and Paul Alexander PhD. This book thoroughly documents solid answers to these tragic questions about the global predators who are reaping enormous benefits from COVID-19 suffering including wealth, power and the destruction of America as an opposition to globalism. Who are the "they"-these Global Predators? What are their motives and their plans for us? How can we defend against them? Why did they: ■ Plan Warp Speed for a SARS-CoV pandemic years before it came? ■ Distribute mRNA and DNA vaccines that killed lab animals and now humans? ■ Collaborate with the Chinese making pandemic viruses & bioweapons? ■ Hide the origin of SARS-CoV-2 in the Wuhan Institute? ■ Let China spread the virus around the world on passenger planes? ■ Give so much power to Dr. Anthony Fauci? Why do they continue to: ■ Prohibit cheap, available, safe and effective COVID-19 treatments? ■ Impose draconian closures on our society and economy? ■ Disproportionately harm or destroy small businesses and churches? ■ Make us wear masks and distance ourselves from each other? ■ Exaggerate the death rate from COVID-19 to frighten us? ■ Hide the high and growing vaccine death rate from all of us? ■ Make experimental "vaccines" that turn our bodies against ourselves? Dr. Breggin is a physician with 70+ scientific articles and 20+ medical texts and popular books. He is among the world's most experienced medical experts in landmark legal cases in psychiatry and neurosurgery, and now in COVID-19. The Breggins' bestsellers include Talking Back to Prozac and Toxic Psychiatry. Their research led the United States to cancel the deadly Chinese collaboration. Breggin is an intrepid scholar and is assiduous and methodological as he assembles all the pieces to the puzzle. His research, carried out with his wife Ginger, is impeccable, and his incisive approach sears the neck of those whose aim it is to wield power, control, and instill fear among the world's wealthiest nations.
Download or read book Consequences of COVID 19 written by Christine Crudo Blackburn and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-02 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No disease has upended life more in the past fifty years than COVID-19. As the pandemic unfolded, coeditors Christine Crudo Blackburn and Gerald W. Parker saw how many areas of society are impacted and how those impacts can ripple through to other sectors. Seeking to provide both warnings of these vulnerabilities and direction for future efforts to address them, Blackburn and Parker have assembled a cross-disciplinary, multinational team of researchers and writers to provide a critical look at the global response—success or failure—to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequences of COVID-19: A One Health Approach to the Responses, Challenges and Lessons Learned reviews the multiple implications of COVID-19 for society: in public health research, in education, in human-animal interaction, in public policy, in media and online information, and in domestic and international economic considerations. Perhaps even more critically, this well-rounded analysis reviews the lessons learned to offer constructive directions for future research, policymaking, and education. This important compendium will serve as a benchmark for the study of and preparedness for potential future public health crises such as COVID-19. As Blackburn notes in her conclusion, “this will not be the last pandemic. It may not even be the last pandemic in our lifetime.”
Download or read book COVID 19 and a World in Chaos written by Mehmet Nesip Öğün and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century after the Spanish Flu, the world has again witnessed a new pandemic that affected the whole globe and stopped life for a long time. This book brings together studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic authored by distinguished, examining its effect in various fields, including education, the economy, international capital markets, banking, marketing, tourism, aviation, work life and international relations. Although there are early studies that have addressed these issues, this text presents a broader study of the pandemic, from an academic viewpoint.
Download or read book The Politics and Science of COVID 19 written by Lisa Idzikowski and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite recent outbreaks and warnings of a future global pandemic, the world seemed largely unprepared when COVID-19 quickly spread from China to Europe to the United States and beyond. In the US the response was slow and heavily politicized. What went wrong and what can be done to ensure the country is prepared for the next pandemic? Carefully selected viewpoints from experts in the field explore the virus and how it spread; the scientific community’s scramble to understand, treat, and vaccinate; and how science and politics can work together in the future.
Download or read book The Covid 19 Crisis written by Bruno Salgues and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The threats of emerging diseases have shaken certainties about health systems, the effectiveness of governance, lifestyles and the reality of national sovereignty. The Covid-19 Crisis analyzes the global issues related to the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through investigations and reflections related to both the epidemic itself (epidemiology, computerized surveillance tools and vaccines) and to the societal issues it raises (work, innovation, religious practices, behaviors and societal models). This eclectic approach highlights scientific working methods that meet the requirements of health crises, as well as technical solutions and societal practices adapted to epidemic situations. It also presents feedback and testimonies.
Download or read book Understanding The Origin And Global Spread Of Covid 19 written by Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This curated collection of scientific papers on the origin and global spread of COVID-19 is a unique project that offers explanations at odds with mainstream views as the theme mainly focuses on Panspermia (viruses, microorganisms and their spores, and cometary arrival of even more complex cellular organisms).No other scientific group has paid attention to the temporal unfolding scientific order at the many required levels of understanding — astrobiological and astrophysical, geographical and the temporal order of global proportions, yet regional epidemics, the immunologic dimensions to the infection and epidemic data, the genetics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as it adapted, varied and appeared in different human populations in the crucial first few months of the pandemic. This in-depth analysis, over a two-year period, allows a better understanding of what engulfed the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, how it happened and the most plausible way.There are many lessons for future generations that can be distilled from the contributions found in this book.
Download or read book How COVID 19 Took Over the World written by Christine Loh and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pandemic left disorder and crises in its wake everywhere it struck. Drawing on disciplines including public health, politics, and socioeconomics, this book tracks the spread of COVID-19 to weave a coherent picture that explains how scientists learnt about the virus, how authorities reacted around the world, and how different societies coped. Written by a leading team of public health, policy, and economics experts, this volume provides an in-depth analysis of various countries’ responses to the onset of the pandemic, as well as suggestions to increase capacity and capability to fight future pandemics. The first part of the book provides an overview of global governance and international cooperation, economic and social consequences of the outbreak, and breakthroughs in mathematical modelling and COVID-19 vaccines. The second part of the book examines and compares specific countries and regions through the lens of good governance, social contract, and political trust. This book is essential for anyone seeking to learn from the impact of COVID-19, particularly professionals and policy-makers, as well as those with a general interest in governance and pandemics. “Loh and colleagues have once again provided a clear, multidimensional set of lessons on the global pandemic that is at once contextualised to Hong Kong. This is an excellent follow-up to a similar volume for the 2003 SARS outbreak—sadly plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose—lest future history repeat given the inevitability of more emerging outbreaks to come.” —Gabriel Leung, honorary professor and former dean of medicine, the University of Hong Kong “Future generations may find our generation’s extreme COVID-19 measures bewildering. This enlightening and far-sighted collection demonstrates that some rose above the fray and looked to the future. Expertly edited and co-authored by Christine Loh, this book shows how some in our generation kept their heads while others were losing theirs.” —Naubahar Sharif, professor, Division of Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
