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India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie talks about globalisation being replaced by isolationism as nations struggle to shield their populations from the dreaded COVID-19.
by Aroon Purie
Mar 27, 2020
3 minutes
The deadly coronavirus has activated the most primal instinct of the human race, survival. Entire nations are locking down, shutting off borders, cancelling flights and breaking contact with the rest of the world. Globalisation is now being replaced by isolationism as nations struggle to shield their populations from the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic and contain its spread within their borders. At the time of writing this, 423,724 people have been infected across the globe and 18,925 persons have died. With 470 active COVID-19 cases and nine casualties, India hasn't faced the brunt
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