COVID-19 and the myth of security

Hamourtziadou and Jackson explore the issue of COVID-19 pandemic and the myth of security The concept of security is no longer interpreted narrowly - it is no longer understood as security of territory from external aggression, protection of national interests or global security from the threat of a nuclear holocaust The security of people in their daily lives involves a child that did not die of starvation or through lack of medicine It is a disease that did not spread, a job that was not cut, a dissident who was not silenced and a right that was not violated Security is indivisible and universal, applying to the wealthy, to the poor The United Nations identified the categories of human security including health, personal and community What the spread of COVID-19 is showing us is that security does not consist of staying safe from invaders alone or in staying alive Living in fear threatens every aspect of society, every aspect of life when we can't even comfort the dying, our sense of loss Now, we have to understand that threats do not just exist outside our borders and do not always carry weapons