The World of New, Virtual Trends – Central Europe Societies Touched by Covid-19

Abstract

The aim of the article is to raise questions about specific trends that will shape the world after the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of them could be noticed before the pandemic started, others occured as a consequence of it. An analysis of the current situation, with a particular emphasis on Central European countries, was made on the basis of the available internet sources and the literature on the subject. The global crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, proved that the global order created for years will probably be destroyed. The crisis caused by SARSCoV-2 virus is a global threat, but on the other hand it is an opportunity, as it forces changes and new solutions. What seems to keep the world from falling into pieces is the Internet and the related technologies. The global trends that can be observed are much broader than those of Central European countries but it is important how those countries act in relation to the trends, and whether they lose or benefit from them.