Rapidly Changing Global Dynamics Along Covid-19

Mostly China is at the receiving end with accusations of less transparency, punishing the whistle blowers and delaying the facts and alarms to the outside world

- Dr. Ranga Kalansooriya

Earlier it was entirely a health issue but now has become more complicated –political, economic, and social issues are also reaching equal status as health. Global dynamics of COVID-19 has rapidly changed its outlook at least for the past few weeks.

Governments world over are struggling to feed its people, stop spreading of a deadly virus, treat hundreds or thousands of affected, keep others healthy, maintain the economy in its minimum levels, and more importantly saddle between whether or not to release lockdown. None of these efforts are going to make the incumbent government popular. Imagine when political battles of elections come over on top of all these challenges? At least six countries including Sri Lanka are facing this challenge of facing polls within the next three months.

No politician would even dream of such a calamity mainly at a time of crucial elections. This applies from President Vucic of Serbia who will face polls in three weeks to President Donald Trump who is now struggling to maintain his popularity in the face of devastating economy. Printing money is the only way out for many economies including that of the US, but unlike for President Trump, for others, it would be like digging their own graves in the long run. But no options left.