Журнал. World association for medical law. The COVID-19 pandemic. Volume 39 2

115 World Association for Medical Law Medicine and Law POLITICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND MANAGEMENT ASPECTS OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICS: CONSIDERATIONS FROM AZERBAIJAN PERSPECTIVE Prof., Dr. Vugar Mammadov* Abstract: COVID-19 has changed the world. Four billion people have been isolated for months and all international flights, events and gatherings, sports and cultural programs cancelled. The global economy has collapsed. International organizations, national and international leaders could not shade their own weaknesses and disorientation. Wrong decisions, non-justified actions and declarations were made The media’s involvement has largely aggravated the dangers of this pandemic. This pandemic is a medical and biological problem as well as a time of learning for international communities. Keywords: Coronavirus Pandemics; Strategies; Mortality; Media; Immunity GENERALOUTCOMES OF PANDEMİCS İMPACT ON THE WORLD Four billion people have been completely or partially isolated and suffered from lock-down policies 1 . The pandemic affected 217 countries 2 . As for 28 th of May 2020, there are more than 5.3 million confirmed infected and about 351,886 deaths in the world 2,3 : 7% of those infected have died. The numbers of infected, dead and recovered continues to increase – comparatively, the * WAML Executive Vice-President Professor of Azerbaijan Medical University and Law Faculty, Baku State University, vumammadov@yahoo.com 1 Coronavirus: The world in lockdown in maps and charts. https://www.bbc.com/news/ world-52103747 2 2.Arfa Javaid. COVID-19Map: List of all the countries in the world affected by Coronavirus pandemic. https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-all-countries-affected- by-covid19-1585121800-1 3 WHO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. https://www.who.int/health-topics/ coronavirus Med Law (2020) 39:2:115-128