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According to a 2020 Freedom House report, "the COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a crisis for democracy around the world". [27] The COVID-19 pandemic has opened up gaps in the action of democracy, [8] largely due to the heavy practical and logistical disruption the virus and its subsequent "lockdown" restrictions have caused.
The federal government of the United States initially responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country with various declarations of emergency, some of which led to travel and entry restrictions and the formation of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
On 19 June, the UN Secretary-General issued a new policy brief, the World of Work and COVID-19, concerning jobs, livelihoods and the well-being of workers, families and businesses globally, as they continued to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; with micro, small and medium enterprises in particular, suffering dire economic consequences. [46]
The WHO warned of a potential "second wave" of COVID-19 infections in an update to its strategic advice to governments, as some European countries began to relax lockdown measures. [70] On 19 April, the Director-General of the WHO urged the G20 leading global economies to plan to ease lockdowns against COVID-19 only as part of "a phased process ...
A May 2020 poll concluded that 54% of people in the U.S. felt the federal government was doing a poor job in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in the country. 57% felt the federal government was not doing enough to address the limited availability of COVID-19 testing. 58% felt the federal government was not doing enough to prevent a second wave ...
In the 18 months following containment of the initial outbreak in Wuhan, two COVID-19 deaths were recorded. [512] [513] In December 2022, the Chinese government ended its zero-COVID policy and mass testing following protests across the country. [495] In 2020 and 2021, China was the largest exporter of COVID-19 critical medical products.
The government of China enforced early censorship to suppress information about COVID-19 and the dangers it poses to public health. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] There were criticisms that the epidemic was allowed to spread for weeks before efforts were undertaken to contain the virus. [ 14 ]
As of 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‑2). Its effect has been broad, affecting general society, the global economy, culture, ecology, politics, and other areas.