COVID-19 and the British Overseas Territories: a comparative view
| Autor: | Peter Clegg, Matthew C. Benwell, Alasdair Pinkerton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Isolation (health care) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pitcairn Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) British Virgin Islands vulnerability 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Vulnerability COVID-19 Small population size Falkland Islands 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Geography 0502 economics and business Formerly Health & Social Sciences Ethnology Commonwealth 030212 general & internal medicine isolation 050212 sport leisure & tourism |
| Zdroj: | The Round Table. 110:159-170 |
| ISSN: | 1474-029X 0035-8533 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00358533.2021.1875722 |
| Popis: | The British Overseas Territories are part of the ‘Commonwealth family’, and have characteristics such as isolation, economic vulnerability, and small populations, which have influenced how the territories have tackled COVID-19. Their direct relationship with Britain has been another important consideration. The article focuses on four of the Overseas Territories–the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, British Virgin Islands, and Pitcairn–and considers their responses to, and challenges caused by, the pandemic. Overall, the territories have effectively managed the initial period of the pandemic, but each is under significant strain and in some instances the relationship with Britain has become more difficult. Indeed, COVID has exacerbated pre-existing tensions between the territories and London. |
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