Is Covid-19 proof that globalisation needs to be curbed?

People might blame their lack of money on globalisation nowadays but this commentator maintains that it is debt that causes problems. — Filepic/AFP

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide. As at May 2, the number of infections reached more than three million and the death toll was more than 200,000. The fact that the outbreak spread so quickly from Wuhan in China – it was first reported there in December 2019 – to the rest of the world has led some people to argue that it proves that globalisation is the main culprit behind the spread of the disease and should therefore be curbed.

There are problems with this proposition.