Covid-19 Side Effects

Covid-19: a global pandemic that affected our lives in every way possible, an unexpected halt one may say. With the world becoming more and more interconnected, so are the risks that we are experiencing. The Covid-19 pandemic has not halted on the national boundaries. It has impacted individuals regardless of ethnicity, education level, income, or gender. The global pandemic has affected everyone around the world

The outbreak of the Coronavirus disease has impacted every aspect one can think of, a few examples include educational systems, business, salaries, the social economy, and the economic aspect. An estimated nine-in-ten U.S. residents say their life has changed as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak; there is an additional 44 percent affected internationally who say their life has changed in a major way.

Around 47 percent of women, compared to 44 percent of men, say their personal life has been impacted in an abrupt and major way as a result of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak. Unsurprisingly, people living within countries with a large number of cases of coronavirus are more prone than those in countries that have not been as influenced by the virus to agree that their personal lives have changed in a massive way.

Education

Education is an essential part of one’s daily life, yet when that becomes restricted everyone’s vision can go a bit blurry. The lockdowns in response to Covid-19 have interrupted conventional schooling with nationwide school closures lasting around 10 weeks. Every level of education has been put on pause, affecting educational systems worldwide severely. These unexpected closures leave students and teachers empty handed, having them think on their feet to succeed in the future. According to Pual Reville, the Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), the most economically challenged students and staff in our society will be the most vulnerable in this crisis. On the other hand, the most advantaged students are most likely to survive it without losing too much of their educational career.

The time students spend away from their educational careers is very impactful. In regards to all the time off from school, students fear the aspect of being held back or having to repeat a certain curriculum in order to make up for the time off of school.

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This unexpected event also tests the ability of every educational center to recover back quickly and efficiently in hope to provide the same educational prospect to their students in this tough situation. One issue that arises is, many schools or high educations were not ready for such an abrupt halt on their system resulting in a delay of action on their part. Now to adapt to the environment of the pandemic, every schooling system around the world has to produce and develop a permanent backup server for the betterment of all students and staff.

Economic society

In response to the pandemic, the economic economy for people all around the nation has changed drastically. The Coronavirus has led to slow manufacturing of essential goods, disruption of the supply chain of products, poor cash flow, and a slow revenue growth. Covid-19 is essentially a “wake-up” call for many global leaders to intensify cooperation on epidemic preparedness and provide the necessary financing for international collective action.

Many global leaders decided to put forth the health of their residents as top priority to less intensify such a dangerous epidemic. As a result many health organizations went straight to work to provide an efficient solution to this crisis yet in doing so the amount of money going into this project has bruised the global economy just a tad bit.

Much of the economy has suffered side effects of the global pandemic one of which includes the concept of salaries. Since this disease is communicable, the closures of many businesses were intended to create a safe atmosphere of all residents, yet it left many without a paycheck. This was a setback for many people resulting in having to contact a financial support system.

Social economy

The social economy is a pure fundamental in every person's life, yet it was restricted when our good old friend the Coronavirus came into play. As a devastating result of the pandemic many social factors in which many people depended upon was snatched away from them leaving them in a horrific state of mind. As a result of the global closures, families aren't allowed to meet with friends, other family members, associates, peers, teachers, and etc. This left the social aspect of a society very dull and bland. Due to such sudden restrictions many people have gone through a state of depression, loneliness, and isolation.

How can you help

It's easy to feel powerless as we witness the Coronavirus pandemic playing out on a global scale. Yet you can make a difference, no matter who you are or what your situation is. There are still many ways to get involved and give back, even if you're quarantined at home, like donating money or materials, digitally volunteering, and checking in on others who may need help.

A prominent solution in the works at the moment is donating! You can always donate items to a food bank, hospital, local nursing home, or just within communities who need it more. Another efficient way is donating to programs like Meals on Wheels, an organization that delivers food to older people, at Meals on Wheels. Other solutions for you to get involved and help through these tough situations is volunteering. You can volunteer at any local clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, or even through virtual programs like “Be my eyes” ,helping blind people through the circumstances we are currently in. Overall spreading kindness and awareness is a very efficient solution that comes at no cost, just need to spread smiles on frowned faces.

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