What Might the Bible Have to Say about Covid-19?

Abstract

An outbreak of a new form of coronavirus initially called SARS-CoV-2, but later renamed ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ (Covid1 19
for short) was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and, on January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern. By March 11th, the WHO had formally recognized Covid 19 as a pandemic. By May 2nd, 2020, more than 3.38 million cases had been reported in 187 countries and territories, more than 239,000 people had died as a consequence and more than 1.06 million had recovered. By January 8th, 2021, a  little over eight months later, by which time a number of effective vaccines had been developed and mass vaccinations had been begun, these figures had seen a dramatic rise, with more than 88.2 million cases reported in 218 countries and territories, more than 1.9 million people have died as a consequence and more than 49.2 million having recovered.