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Sociological Analysis of Covid-19

Covid-19 struck us hard. The numbers tell only some of the story - number of cases, number of deaths, and many more statistics. These will be disputed, revised, and clarified, much like the rules deciding the Cricket World Cup 2019 final.  And just like that match led to a review of rules, the Covid-19 pandemic has to be thoroughly examined to make sense of the far-reaching implications it has had thus far. Economic System "The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless." - Woodrow Wilson. The economic system has always been a subject of discussion. It has evolved over the course of history, and presently, neoliberal capitalist system in some countries coexists with the state taking the leading role in the economy in others. Economist Jayati Ghosh sternly criticizes the neoliberal model. "The crisis has exposed the weakness, the fragility, the hollowness of neoliberal capitalism, the fact that it does not deliver basic services to the people