Risk Society, Global Vulnerability and Fragile Resilience; Sociological View on the Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARSCoV) (1). An epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) has spread rapidly since December 8, 2019 in China (2). The sudden outbreak of Corona from China to more than 30 countries has shocked the international community, and especially health policy makers around the world. For example in Iran in February 25, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) reported 95 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 15 fatalities. Many social and economic issues are tied to the Corona outbreak. The Coronavirus shock was wider and stronger than severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), bird flu, and swine flu in previous years. This particular outbreak of Coronavirus revealed how a biological and epidemiological issue can be transformed to a social, economic and political subject.