Pervasive Geopolitics, Elusive Science: The Quest for the Origins of SARS CoV-2
Document Type
News Article
Abstract
The COVID-19 crisis has emerged at a time when the world has been witnessing a renewed geopolitical rivalry, and the pandemic has accentuated it. As a result, the quest for the origins of the SARS CoV-2 has remained elusive, even after a long-awaited investigation done by the WHO. Geopolitics seems to have been the final arbiter of the probe, rather than science. The blame of “creating” the virus aimed at China has been deflected by the country using its clout over the investigation, to cast doubts outside its borders. As a result of the current geopolitical environment, the probability of zeroing in on the source of the virus appears bleak.
Publication Date
Summer 6-17-2021
Recommended Citation
V, Anand Dr, "Pervasive Geopolitics, Elusive Science: The Quest for the Origins of SARS CoV-2" (2021). Faculty work. 17.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/faculty-work/17
