The Manual on Viruses

The Worlds Social and Economical breakdown
Covid-19 has caused severe damage, not only to health, but also to the
economy and society. The epidemic has forced more than a third of the
world’s population to undergo quarantine to prevent infections , the spread
of COVID-19 and thus to “Flatten the Curve”, which is a crucial to stop our
health systems from collapsing and limiting the number of deaths. In some
countries the measures taken have left brought damage than in others, due
to a weak or unstable health system, economy and government.
The lockdown has strongly affected the world’s economy, causing a severe
and ongoing global recession. IMF projecions suggest that the coronavirus
recession will be the most severe global economic downturn since the Great
Depression, and that it will be “far worse” than the Great Recession of 2009.
The recession has seen unusually high and rapid increases in unemployment
in many countries. It has left many people out on the streets and without an
income. The groups most vulnerable to the recession are those situated in
lower classes, who in many countries live from day to day and who cannot
afford to stop working. In addition, in most cases the promised support from
governments does not reach those who need it the most. This is how countries
in Latin America or Asia, with high levels of poverty and even extreme
poverty, are confronted with great difficulties and where, in many cases,
governments end up failing. According to a United Nations Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean estimate, the pandemic-induced
recession could leave 14-22 million more people to fall into extreme poverty .
The recession has caused damage in different sectors as tourism, energy,
consumer industry, arts, cultural heritage, cinema, almost in every sector. In
many cases, especially small ones, companies have been forced to close
their shops indefinitely.
The abandonment of society in this crisis has led to many protests demanding
the help of governments and municipalities. Others have no choice but to
look for ways to get by, being forced to return to their home towns or fight
to survive the day. Or in other countries such as the US, which by giving
absolute priority to its international situation and placement, has left its health
system and the needs of its population in neglect, causing millions of deaths
and unemployment that could have been avoided.
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