Analysis of China during Covid-19: economy and environment

Abstract

[eng] At the end of 2019, a new disease called SARS-CoV-2, better known as COVID-19, emerged in China, whose outcome has changed the world we were used to living in. This virus caused a global pandemic where millions of people were affected by the massive closure of businesses and cities, and whose outbreak caused thousands of deaths and irreversible effects on a big part of the population. This article examines the evolution of the pandemic in China, its place of origin, and analyzes how it has affected the country, both economically and environmentally. As the work progresses, the effects of the virus on health, its relationship with the environment and the development of the Asian country will be explained, becoming China one of the first countries to stop the spread of the virus. It will also explain the economic effect that the closure of businesses and cities had for several months and the measures that the government took to stop a trend of infections that did occur in other parts of the world. Finally, there is a brief passage through the beginning of 2021 where the importance of the environment for the Chinese government is analyzed, the priorities they have had during the months after the closure and the expected progress in the coming years that was affected by the global pandemic.