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Introduction
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TheUNandtheEUhaveinitiated,andarecooperatingwithcharitablefounda-
tionstodevelopajointprogramtodiscoveravaccineandtosupporttheweakest
andthosemostvulnerabletothepandemicinrefugeecamps.However,thepo-
larisationofattitudestowardsthepandemicispalpable.Meanwhile,wewillbetter
copewiththecoronavirusifweconsideritmultidimensionally,inanattemptto
discernandunderstandtheinteractionsbetweenthesedimensions.Onlyaholistic
Forme,thecoronavirusisaconglomerateofinterconnectedandpillingupofex-
tremesandadversities,antinomiesandextremepoles,whichwecannevertheless
Currentlyweareeagerlysearchingforsomethingwithwhichtocomparethe
COVID-19pandemic.Analogiesareatriedandtestedcognitiveaid.Therefore,we
askwhetherthisisanewincarnationoftheSpanishFluof1918,orarepeatofthe
GreatDepressionof1929,orperhapsanewformoftransformationalrecession–
thistime,however,notfromaneconomyofscarcitytoaneconomyofexcess,but
fromtherealeconomytoavirtualeconomy.DescriptionsofCOVID-19thusfar,
however,resembletheineptdescriptionofanelephantbytheblind.Onesaysthat
theelephantisassmoothasitstusks,anotheronesaysitislongandflexiblelike
itstrunk,andathirdonesaysthatitisasthinasitstail.Everyonedescribeswhat
theyhaveathandandwhattheyjudgewiththeirsenseoftouch.Yet,foreflective
actiontobetaken,aholisticapproachtothecoronaviruspandemicisessential.
Thiswouldconsistofamedicaldiagnosisaccompaniedbyafeverishsearchfor
therapy,anepidemiologicalassessmentofthepopulation’simmunity,socialdis-
ciplineinrespectingsocialdistancing,andthewearingofmasks.Abovethisphysio-
logicalleveldevelopalevelofpandemic-drivensocialsolidarity,intergenerational
transfersandtheabilitytoensurethehealthandfinancialsecurityofthecitizens.
Theaimofthisstudyistoapplythelegacyoffinancialsciencesinthefieldofsys-
temicriskmanagementtothemanagementoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Byadopting
thisobjective,weassumethatthepandemicisaholisticembodimentofsystemic
risk.G20leadersrecognisedCOVID-19asamanifestationofsystemicriskand
entrustedthecoordinationoftheirworkonco-managingthisrisktotheFinancial
StabilityBoardoftheBankforInternationalSettlementsinBasel.Aspartofthis
mandate,theFinancialStabilityBoardregularlyexchangesinformationabout
actiontaken,determinesthefinancialriskalongwithitsvariabilityinthecurrent
situation,andcoordinatestheconfrontationofhouseholdsandbusinesseswith
COVID-19[COVID-19Pandemic...,2020b].
AccordingtotheFinancialStabilityBoard,thepandemicrepresentsanunprece-
dentedshockthathaspushedtheglobaleconomyintoarecessionofunknown
depthandduration.Inthissituation,itisnecessarytoguaranteeloansincircum-
stancesofdecliningeconomicgrowthwhilealsomanagingtherapidlygrowing
risk.Tothisend,theFinancialStabilityBoardiscarryingoutnecessaryadjust-
mentstoplanstointroducenewregulationsinthefinancialsector.Thecriteriafor
assessingthe‘newnormality’willbe:firstly,theabilitytoprovidecredittoassist