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Multiple provincial-level administrators of the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) were dismissed over their handling of the quarantine efforts in Central China. Some experts believe this is likely in a move to protect Communist Party general secretary [[Xi Jinping]] from people's anger over the coronavirus outbreak.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/analysis-china-hubei-officials-sacked-xi-jinping-protected-2020-2 |title=China sacked a brace of top officials in Hubei province, likely in a move to protect Xi Jinping from people's anger over the coronavirus outbreak |last=Bostock |first=Bill |work=Business Insider |access-date=26 February 2020 |date=13 February 2020}}</ref> [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests|Protests in Hong Kong]] strengthened due to fears of immigration from mainland China.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/wuhan-virus-hong-kong-protests-china-12348984 |title=Hong Kong protesters torch planned Wuhan virus quarantine building |publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> [[Taiwan]] has also voiced concern over being included in any travel ban involving the People's Republic of China due to the "[[one-China policy]]" and [[Political status of Taiwan|Chinese claims]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-taiwan-china-virus.html |title=Taiwan hits out at China virus travel bans |work=medicalxpress.com |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> A few countries have been using the epidemic to build [[Foreign relations of China|political bridges]] with [[Government of China|Beijing]], raising accusations that these countries, which include [[Cambodia]] among others, were putting politics before health, attempting to use the outbreak to show [[Tributary system of China|tribute]] to the CPC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/21/hun-sen-is-more-worried-about-beijing-than-the-coronavirus/ |title=Hun Sen Is More Worried About Beijing Than the Coronavirus |last=Wilson |first=Audrey |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> Existing [[China–United States trade war|tensions]] between the United States and China may have delayed a coordinated effort to combat the outbreak in Wuhan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/peering-around-the-corner-the-geopolitics-of-the-coronavirus/ |title=Peering around the corner: The geopolitics of the coronavirus |work=[[Atlantic Council]] |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> |
Multiple provincial-level administrators of the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) were dismissed over their handling of the quarantine efforts in Central China. Some experts believe this is likely in a move to protect Communist Party general secretary [[Xi Jinping]] from people's anger over the coronavirus outbreak.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/analysis-china-hubei-officials-sacked-xi-jinping-protected-2020-2 |title=China sacked a brace of top officials in Hubei province, likely in a move to protect Xi Jinping from people's anger over the coronavirus outbreak |last=Bostock |first=Bill |work=Business Insider |access-date=26 February 2020 |date=13 February 2020}}</ref> [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests|Protests in Hong Kong]] strengthened due to fears of immigration from mainland China.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/wuhan-virus-hong-kong-protests-china-12348984 |title=Hong Kong protesters torch planned Wuhan virus quarantine building |publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> [[Taiwan]] has also voiced concern over being included in any travel ban involving the People's Republic of China due to the "[[one-China policy]]" and [[Political status of Taiwan|Chinese claims]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-taiwan-china-virus.html |title=Taiwan hits out at China virus travel bans |work=medicalxpress.com |access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref> A few countries have been using the epidemic to build [[Foreign relations of China|political bridges]] with [[Government of China|Beijing]], raising accusations that these countries, which include [[Cambodia]] among others, were putting politics before health, attempting to use the outbreak to show [[Tributary system of China|tribute]] to the CPC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/21/hun-sen-is-more-worried-about-beijing-than-the-coronavirus/ |title=Hun Sen Is More Worried About Beijing Than the Coronavirus |last=Wilson |first=Audrey |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> Existing [[China–United States trade war|tensions]] between the United States and China may have delayed a coordinated effort to combat the outbreak in Wuhan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/peering-around-the-corner-the-geopolitics-of-the-coronavirus/ |title=Peering around the corner: The geopolitics of the coronavirus |work=[[Atlantic Council]] |access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> |
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[[Propaganda in China|Chinese propaganda]] is promoting the narrative that China's [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian system]] is uniquely capable of curbing the coronavirus and contrasts that with the chaotic response of the [[Liberal democracy|Western democracies]].<ref name="politico-corona">{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-china-winning-propaganda-war/|title=China is winning the coronavirus propaganda war|date=18 March 2020|work=Politico}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=China Is Fighting the Coronavirus Propaganda War to Win |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/20/china-coronavirus-propaganda-war-journalists-press-freedom/ |work=Foreign Policy |date=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: China showers Europe with virus aid while sparring with Trump |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/coronavirus-china-showers-europe-with-virus-aid-while-sparring-with-trump |work=The Straits Times |date=19 March 2020}}</ref> |
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The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic affected the political systems of multiple countries causing suspensions of legislative activities, isolation or deaths of multiple politicians, and rescheduling of elections due to fears of spreading the virus.
Impact on politics
Belgium
On 17 March 2020, Sophie Wilmès was sworn in as Prime Minister of Belgium. Seven opposition parties pledged to support the minority Wilmès II Government, in its previous composition, with plenary power to handle the coronavirus pandemic in Belgium.[1]
Brazil
President Jair Bolsonaro has been criticized for his handling of the crisis.[2] He has referred to the pandemic as a "fantasy".[3] According to one poll, 64% of Brazilians reject the way Bolsonaro has handled the pandemic, while 44.8% support his impeachment, an all-time high.[4] During a speech by the president about the pandemic, millions participated in a panelaço protesting the president by banging pots and pans on balconies.[5]
On 18 March 2020, Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, caused a diplomatic dispute with China when he retweeted a message saying: "The blame for the global coronavirus pandemic has a name and surname: the Chinese Communist party." Yang Wanming, China's top diplomat in Brazil, retweeted a message that said: "The Bolsonaro family is the great poison of this country."[6]
Canada
On 13 March 2020, the Parliament of Canada voted to suspend activity in both houses until 20 April for the House of Commons and 21 April for the Senate.[7]
China
Multiple provincial-level administrators of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were dismissed over their handling of the quarantine efforts in Central China. Some experts believe this is likely in a move to protect Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping from people's anger over the coronavirus outbreak.[8] Protests in Hong Kong strengthened due to fears of immigration from mainland China.[9] Taiwan has also voiced concern over being included in any travel ban involving the People's Republic of China due to the "one-China policy" and Chinese claims.[10] A few countries have been using the epidemic to build political bridges with Beijing, raising accusations that these countries, which include Cambodia among others, were putting politics before health, attempting to use the outbreak to show tribute to the CPC.[11] Existing tensions between the United States and China may have delayed a coordinated effort to combat the outbreak in Wuhan.[12]
Chinese propaganda is promoting the narrative that China's authoritarian system is uniquely capable of curbing the coronavirus and contrasts that with the chaotic response of the Western democracies.[13][14][15]
European Union
The Italian government has criticized the European Union's lack of solidarity with coronavirus-affected Italy.[16][17] Maurizio Massari, Italy's ambassador to the EU, said that "Only China responded bilaterally. Certainly, this is not a good sign of European solidarity."[13]
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen admitted in an interview that "all of us who are not experts initially underestimated the coronavirus."[18]
Iran
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been heavily affected by the virus.[19] The spread of the virus has raised questions about the future survival of the regime.[20] Iran's President Hassan Rouhani wrote a public letter to world leaders asking for help, saying that his country doesn't have access to international markets due to the United States sanctions against Iran.[21]
On 3 March 2020, Iranian Parliament was shut down after having 23 of the 290 members of parliament reported to have had tested positive for the virus.[22]
Israel
Having faced nearly a year of political deadlock, Israel held an election on 2 March 2020 between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz. Gantz narrowly won the endorsement of a majority of members of the Knesset, and lessened his previous reluctance to cooperate with Netanyahu, stating his interest in forming a national unity government to tackle the coronavirus crisis.[23] Later in the month, Netanyahu proposed a power sharing agreement in which he would step down in 2021.[24]
Japan
Japanese relations with South Korea worsened, as South Koreans criticized the Japanese response as "ambiguous and passive quarantine efforts".[25]
Kosovo
On 18 March, Interior Minister Agim Veliu was sacked due to his support for declaring a state of emergency to handle the coronavirus pandemic which would had given power to the Kosovo Security Council chaired by Hashim Thaçi. The Democratic League of Kosovo, the junior partner leader of the coalition, filed a no-confidence vote motion in retaliation for the sacking and on 25 March eighty two members of the Kosovo Assembly voted in favor of the motion.[26][27]
South Korea
Diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea worsened, as South Korea criticized Japan's "ambiguous and passive quarantine efforts", after Japan announced anybody coming from South Korea will be placed in two weeks’ quarantine at government-designated sites.[28] Following the outbreak of the virus in South Korea over 1,450,000 people signed a petition supporting the impeachment of President Moon Jae-in due to him sending masks and medical supplies to China to aid them in their response to the virus outbreak.[29]
Moon administration's continuing handling of the crisis has however been noted in other sectors of the Korean society and internationally. An opinion poll by Gallup Korea in March 2020 showed Moon's approval rating rising by 5% to 49%.[30]
Spain
On 12 March 2020, the Congress of Deputies voted to suspend activity for a week after multiple members had tested positive for the virus.[31]
United States
On 11 March 2020, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed $150 million worth on infrastructure projects due to the state losing $22 million in its general fund for every $1 decrease in the price of a barrel of oil as a result of the Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war. The Alaska Department of Revenue delayed its release of its budget forecast due to Alaska's dependence on oil prices.[32]
Multiple states suspended legislative activity including Colorado, Kentucky, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Vermont.[33][34][35][36]
On 10 March, Georgia state senator Brandon Beach started showing symptoms of COVID-19 and was tested on 14 March. However, he attended a special session of the legislature on 16 March before his test results arrived on 18 March showing that he had tested positive. The entire Georgia state senate, their staffs, and Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan went into quarantine until 30 March.[37]
European Union leaders condemned the United States decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States.[38] The outbreak prompted calls for the country to adopt social policies common in other wealthy countries, including universal health care, universal child care, paid family leave, and higher levels of funding for public health.[39] Some state emergency orders have waived open meeting laws that require the public have physical access to the meeting location, allowing meetings to be held by public teleconference.[40][41]
Impact on elections
Chile
A plebiscite on a new constitution and the convention that would write it was scheduled on 25 April, but on 19 March, political parties reached an agreement on postponing the plebiscite to 25 October.[42] This agreement also postponed municipal and regional elections, from 25 October to 4 April 2021, with the primaries and second rounds of elections being postponed too.
France
President Emmanuel Macron declared coronavirus as the "biggest health crisis in a century". On 12 March he stated that the first round of local elections would not be rescheduled.[43] The choice to maintain the elections, which took place on 15 March, generated significant controversy.[44] On 16 March, he stated that the second round, originally scheduled for 22 March, would be delayed until 21 June.[45]
Italy
A referendum on a constitutional amendment to decrease the number of members of parliament from 630 to 400 was initially scheduled to be held on 29 March, but was postponed to an undetermined date following the outbreak of the virus in Italy.[46]
Philippines
On 10 March 2020, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) suspended nationwide voter registration until the end of the month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The registration period began 20 January and is scheduled to run until 30 September 2021.[47] The suspension was later extended to last until the end of April. The issuance of voter’s certification is also suspended until further notice. The next nationwide elections scheduled in the Philippines is in May 2022.[48]
The plebiscite to ratify legislation which proposes the partition of Palawan into three smaller provinces scheduled for May 2020 may be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The province provincial legislature has called for a special session and is expected to pass a resolution allowing their governor to ask the COMELEC to postpone the plebiscite.[49]
Serbia
On 16 March 2020, the electoral commission postponed the parliamentary election that was initially planned for 26 April.[50]
Spain
The 2020 Basque regional election, scheduled for 5 April, were delayed, after an agreement between all the political parties represented in the Basque parliament; the Galician elections were also suspended.[51][52]
Sri Lanka
On 19 March, Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya announced that the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election will be postponed indefinitely until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.[53][54] Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa initially insisted that scheduled forthcoming the election would proceed as planned on 25 April despite the coronavirus pandemic, and the authorities banned election rallies and meetings.[55]
United Kingdom
On 13 March 2020, the United Kingdom local elections that were meant to be held on 7 May 2020 were rescheduled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to 6 May 2021 following the advice of the Electoral Commission and in agreement with Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[56]
United States
Presidential
On 12 March 2020, the North Dakota Democratic-NPL cancelled its state convention that was meant to be held from 19 March to 22 March where statewide candidates would have been nominated and delegates to the Democratic National Convention would have been selected.[57] On 13 March, the presidential primary in Louisiana was postponed to 20 June by Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Wyoming had its in-person portion of its caucus and all county conventions suspended and replaced with mail-in ballots.[58][59]
On 14 March, the presidential primary in Georgia was moved from 24 March to 19 May.[60] On 16 March, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that the Kentucky primaries would be moved from 19 May to 23 June and Governor Mike DeWine postponed the Ohio primaries despite legal challenges.[61][62] On 19 March, Governor Ned Lamont moved the Connecticut Democratic primary from 28 April to 2 June.[63] On 20 March, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Secretary of State Connie Lawson, Republican state chairman Kyle Hupfer, and Democratic state chairman John Zody announced that Indiana's primaries were rescheduled from 5 May to 2 June.[64]
On 21 March, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced postponed the Puerto Rico presidential primary from 29 March to 26 April. The Alaska Democratic Party canceled in-person voting for its presidential primary and extended its mail-in voting time to 10 April. Governor John Carney postponed the Delaware presidential primary from 28 April to 2 June. The Democratic Party of Hawaii canceled in-person voting for its presidential primary and delayed it from 4 April to sometime in May. Governor Gina Raimondo postponed the Rhode Island presidential primary at the request of the board of elections from 28 April to 2 June.[65] On 27 March, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law legislation passed by the state legislature to postpone Pennsylvania's primaries from 28 April to 2 June.[66]
Polling places in Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Arizona that were located in senior living facilities were moved and other health precautions were enacted.[67] Local election directors in Maryland asked for the state's primary to be changed to only use mail-in ballots and former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Mary J. Miller asked for Governor Larry Hogan to switch to mail-in ballots.[68]
On 15 March, the first one-on-one debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries took place between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders in CNN's Washington, D.C. studios and without an audience, as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The debate was moved from Arizona, which is under a state of emergency and had 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on that date.[69][70]
| State | Original date | New date |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 29 March 2020 | 26 April 2020 |
| Ohio | 17 March 2020 | 28 April 2020 |
| Georgia | 24 March 2020 | 19 May 2020 |
| Connecticut | 28 April 2020 | 2 June 2020 |
| Delaware | 28 April 2020 | 2 June 2020 |
| Rhode Island | 28 April 2020 | 2 June 2020 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 April 2020 | 2 June 2020 |
| Indiana | 5 May 2020 | 2 June 2020 |
| Louisiana | 4 April 2020 | 20 June 2020 |
| Kentucky | 19 May 2020 | 23 June 2020 |
State
On 11 March 2020, the Michigan Democratic Party cancelled its state convention which was scheduled for 21 March.[71] The Utah Republican, and Democratic parties cancelled their in-person state conventions and the United Utah replaced their caucuses and conventions with virtual meetings.[72]
On 16 March, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the postponement of the Texas state Senate District 14 special election from 2 May to 14 July.[73] On 20 March, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina's 11th Congressional district would be delayed to 23 June and Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced that the Republican primary runoff for the 2nd congressional district would be postponed to 23 June.[74][75] On 23 March, special elections for the Massachusetts State House and Senate were postponed.[76]
On 15 March, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster delayed all county and municipal elections in March and April to after 1 May.[77] On 18 March, Alabama Govenor Kay Ivey delayed the state's primary runoffs from 31 March to 14 July, Missouri Governor Mike Parson delayed local elections from 7 April to 2 June, and Secretary of State Paul Ziriax announced that municipalities could reschedule elections from 7 April to a late date.[78][79][80] On 24 March, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and Nevada's seventeen county election officials announced that Nevada's June primaries would be conducted entirely through mail-in ballots.[81] Secretary of State Paul Pate increased the absentee voting period for Iowa's June primaries and also postponed special elections in three counties.[82][83]
Thirty-four Democratic and Republican candidates in New York signed a petition asking Governor Andrew Cuomo for the primary petition signature amounts to be decreased or eliminated for the primaries to prevent spreading or contracting the virus during signature collection.[84] On 14 March, Cuomo reduced the signature requirement to 30% of the normal limit and moved the deadline from 2 April to 17 March.[85]
Impact on politicians and pillars of society
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Australia
On 13 March 2020, Peter Dutton, the Minister for Home Affairs, stated that he was infected with COVID-19 and went into isolation in a hospital after having attended a Five Eyes security pact in Washington, D.C. where he met with United States President Donald Trump, United States Attorney General William Barr, and Ivanka Trump.[86]
Canada
On 12 March 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau went into isolation while Sophie underwent testing that later showed that she tested positive for COVID-19.[87]
Ireland
President of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald was the first high-profile Irish politician affected by the spread of COVID-19, with her party cancelling events and her family entering self-isolation for a period, after McDonald confirmed on 2 March that her children attended the same school as the student with the first recorded case of COVID-19 in Ireland.[88] On 16 March, Thomas Pringle, an independent TD representing the Donegal constituency, entered isolation due to previous contact with someone in Dublin and the high risk to his own personal health.[89][90]
On 18 March, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, the independent MEP representing the Midlands–North-West constituency, announced that he and his family would begin self-isolating after his daughter exhibited symptoms of COVID-19.[91]
Italy
On 7 March 2020, Nicola Zingaretti, the Secretary of the Democratic Party and President of Lazio, announced that he was infected with COVID-19 and Anna Ascani, the vice president of the Democratic Party, also stated that she was infected by the virus on 14 March.[92][93]
Netherlands
During a debate in the House of Representatives on the corona pandemic on 18 March 2020, Minister for Medical Care Bruno Bruins suffered from a fainting, which was attributed to overtiredness. One day later, the king honorably discharged him at his own request. Minister Hugo de Jonge took over the tasks relating to the fight against the corona pandemic.[94]
Philippines
Several Filipino politicians and their relatives have tested for COVID-19 causing public backlash since some of them allegedly bypassed the Department of Health's protocol to only test symptomatic individuals or expedited the conduct and releasing of their COVID-19 testing results during a shortage on testing kits in the Philippines.[95][96][97]
Members of both the lower and upper chambers of the Congress of the Philippines has been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. In the Senate, 3 out of 24 Senators contracted the disease. On March 18, 2020, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a meeting with a resource person at the Senate of the Philippines, who later tested positive as well. He and his family went into self-isolation.[98] Senators Koko Pimentel[99] and Sonny Angara[100]tested positive for the virus as well on March 25 and 26 respectively.
The House of Representatives has one Congressman who have contracted COVID-19. On March 26 Bulacan 4th District representative Henry Villarica was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19.[101] ACT-CIS Partylist representative Eric Go Yap was initially reported to have tested positive for the virus, but later announced that he had actually tested negative with the initial erroneous result attributed to an encoding error by the testing laboratory.[102][103]
In the provincial level Rebecca Ynares, the Governor of Rizal, announced on 26 March to have tested positive for the virus.[104]
In the municipal level Ferdinand Estrella, Mayor of Baliuag, announced on 17 March that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[105] On 20 March, Caba, La Union Mayor Philip Crispin announced that both he and Donna Crispino, his wife and a councilor of the town, had contracted the virus.[106]
Spain
On 8 March 2020, Vox held a political rally that was attended by over 9,000 people and later apologised after Santiago Abascal, its president, Javier Ortega Smith, its secretary general, and multiple members of its party in the Congress of Deputies tested positive for COVID-19.[31]
United Kingdom
On 5 March 2020, Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety and parliamentarian Nadine Dorries showed symptoms of COVID-19 after meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and later tested positive. Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and parliamentarian Rachael Maskell went into isolation due to coming in contact with Dorries.[107] Kate Osborne, a Labour MP, was the second MP to test positive for COVID-19.[108] Lloyd Russell-Moyle was the third MP to test positive. Johnson went into isolation in 10 Downing Street and on 27 March, he announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[109]
On 25 March, Charles, Prince of Wales became the first member of the British royal family to test positive for coronavirus.[110]
United States
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held from 26 February to 29 February 2020, and it was later discovered that one of the attendants with a gold-level VIP ticket had met with multiple high level politicians. These included Senators Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, and Lindsey Graham; and Representatives Mark Meadows, Paul Gosar, Doug Collins, and Matt Gaetz all of whom later went into self-quarantine along with other members of the Republican Party.[111][112]
On 18 March, Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-25) and Ben McAdams (D-UT-4) became the first members of Congress to test positive for the virus.[113][114] On 22 March, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) became the first member of the Senate to test positive for coronavirus, but despite having taken the test he did not go into isolation causing Senators Mitt Romney and Mike Lee to go into isolation after having made contact with Paul.[115][116] On 19 March, Joe Cunningham (D-SC-1) went into isolation after coming into contact with another member of Congress who tested positive and on 27 March he announced that he tested positive for the virus.[117][118]
Status
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See also
- List of major events affected by the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
- Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on religion
- Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on education
- Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on science and technology
- Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on television
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Mojtaba Zonnour
Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi
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Kay Kirkpatrick, District 32
Nikema Williams, District 39
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle, MP for Brighton Kemptown,
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