A year of pandemic leaves a legacy of disparity
By Freddie Reidy |
CGTN |
Updated: 2021-02-01 10:34
A woman receives a dose of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine as country begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Belgrade, Serbia, January 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury, specializing in Russian history and international politics. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
On the 30th January 2020, Tedros Adhanom made a statement in Geneva. The World Health Organization Director-General declared that COVID-19 had become a "public health emergency of international consequence." One year on from that landmark event, while the WHO team are searching Wuhan for answers to better understand the virus, the international community is searching for a greater understanding of how COVID-19 is changing the geopolitical sphere.