Covid-19 pandemic has not only exposed how unprepared the entire world is, but also surfaced social and economic inequalities in the community. The administration and vision of all world leaders are being tested during this time. Role of independent international bodies like WHO has been doubted and there could be drastic changes going forward. Carrying out business remotely with minimum mobility and decreased levels of industrial activities have brought down pollution levels in urbanised areas. This has resulted into daily global CO2 emissions to decrease by –17%; by far the ONLY positive externality of the Covid-19 pandemic (Nature.com, 2020). New economic policies need to be established quickly to cushion the impact of declining world’s GDP as production units are severely affected by shutdown caused due to pandemic. Immediate priority for each nation is to contain the outbreak and at the same time to maintain a sustainable level of economic activities. Each nation is also constrained with technical capabilities and available capacity in terms of healthcare professionals, medical infrastructure; this is where private public partnership can come handy to address the crisis jointly.

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