COVID & CONQUER- Analyzing the Structural Causes of the Initial Socio-Economic Impact and Consequences of the COVID-19 Virus

At the time of writing this report, there have been over 33 million recorded cases of COVID-19 virus and over 1 million deaths. It’s important to note that there are conflicting claims that the recorded data may underestimate or overestimate the mortality and/or infection rate. Equally, it’s clear that the economic impact of the virus and of responses to try to manage, limit or prevent the spread of infection is significant and possibly unprecedented and is not yet fully understood. This report looks at how the economic impact could manifest and the potential distribution of that impact and what structural socio-economic factors might determine this.