Second Special Issue on Pandemics

Not every place in the developing world has suffered at the same level from the COVID-19 pandemic. To survive in the developing societies, social distancing during the pandemic has been often ignored. When COVID-19 arrived in early 2020, many developing societies tried early on to impose severe social-distancing measures. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Journal of Developing Societies (Sage Publications Inc.) is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)