Besides the stress, trauma, and misery it exerts on the family setting and by extension, the entire human race, global pandemics come with many socio-economic challenges.
On March 11, 2020, when the WHO declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, it has infected over 269 million and killed around 5.3 million people worldwide as of December 10, 2021, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Socio-economically, the tourism and manufacturing industries have been significantly affected, generating millions of unemployment. Several trillions of dollars in stimulus packages have been released by governments and world bodies to cushion this negative impact.
This response has shed light on various issues, including student debt, digital learning, homelessness, housing, health care, internet, disability service, and food insecurity.
At some point, many nations needed to provide food and other logistical support for their citizenry in some of the partially locked-down cities. According to a United Nations Labour expert, “The economic crisis caused by the Covid pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of more than 200 million people next year, with women and youth workers worse-hit…”
