Irish Examiner view: Pandemic is a symptom of inequality

Oxfam says economies and societies infected with an inequality virus just as deadly as Covid-19

Globally, the pandemic has deepened social and economic inequality.

The pandemic has revealed the extent to which advanced economies were in a far stronger position to fight the virus than poorer nations. That remains the case, but the inherent inequality highlighted by the pandemic is merely a symptom of a wider inequity. 

According to Oxfam International, our economies and societies are infected with an inequality virus that is just as deadly as Covid-19.