The 16th of the March saw the biggest one day drop on the FTSE 100 and international markets since the financial crisis of 2008. At the centre of this crisis is Covid-19.

But, is this the first time that a disease outbreak has caused so much damage to the economy, and how prepared is the global economy to deal with a pandemic?

We explore the issues that have circled this crisis. And ask, what are the implications of a global economy that has become more and more interconnected in a pandemic?

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