The impact of covid-19 on the geopolitics of the world- A realist paradigm

Abstract

The Novel Corona Virus was started from Wuhan in China, which is a city of around eleven million people. On December 1, 2019 the first patient was reported to be suffering with this virus, who had symptoms like dry cough, fever and difficulty in breathing. While on January 11, 2020 China reported the first death caused by Corona Virus. Wuhan is connected to other major cities in China also it is connected to the world by an international airport that transports twenty four and a half million passengers a year and connects to thirty cities around the globe. So it started spreading in different countries. The more the world was interconnected more was it easier for the virus to spread. There were many cases positive for this virus in Wuhan and many were dying as well it started spreading very fast and cases were found in various places around the world. World Health organization called this virus a pandemic and an emergency situation for the whole world to be ready for. G- 7 emergency meeting of governors and central bank finance ministers took place in which they decided to monitor the situation. Soon after the meeting the United States government referred this virus as 'Chinese Virus’. They believe that this virus is spreading throughout the world due to China. Whereas China believes that this was brought to China by US army at Wuhan. There are different conspiracy theories about the virus but at this time of emergency, besides the blame game these are the leaders who are actually required to play global leadership role. But due to the negligence and lack of knowledge, the confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reached 90,054,813, including 1,945,610 deaths worldwide, updated by WHO on 13 January, 2021.1 Covid-19 is big crisis in the terms of health, economy and a lot more. From third world to first world countries, from weak to strong this virus has become a threat for all. Since this virus spreads from person to person so there was a need to shut down work places, airline, educational institutions, traveling