Rather than slowing down those efforts, the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have given something of a cover – a convenient distraction to advance nefarious causes. How Covid-19 is changing the worldIt will be some time until the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are behind us and no longer felt, the report warns. The report adds: "The economic and political implications of the pandemic will ripple through the world for years." Coronavirus has also provided an opportunity for nations like China and Russia to benefit, including via what's been dubbed "vaccine diplomacy". Central American populations particularly are likely to relocate rapidly, due to the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with environmental disasters like drought, hurricanes and other extreme weather.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 14, 2021 18:00 UTC