3. Impacts of COVID-19

Economic Impacts

Infected people may get sick frequently due to reduced immunity, resulting in lowered productivity in the workforce or at schools.
This in turn results in loss of personal income and decreased personal wealth (due to medical treatments), which can affect a country’s rate of development.
The government may also need to set aside more resource allocation for medical infrastructure and related expenditure, hence reducing the funds available for other areas of development, such as education and infrastructure (roads, etc.).
In the long term, this may have further negative impact on the country’s people and its skilled workforce, which could further limit a country’s economic development.

Geographical update of the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus which started in Wuhan, China.

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Another real time update map

Click on the blue + tab on the left for the list of countries and details of the numbers affected.

https://infographics.channelnewsasia.com/covid-19/map.html

Comparing the 3 infectious diseases.

From epidemic to pandemic

When was the first case of 2019 novel coronavirus (detected in Singapore?

Where are the areas affected?

Who are affected by the virus?

How does the virus affect the health of the people?

What is the difference between a epidemic and a pandemic?

https://www.wonderwall.sg/health/outbreak-endemic-epidemic-pandemic-whats-the-difference/

Officially a pandemic 12 March 2020

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/the-coronavirus-is-now-a-pandemic-what-does-this-mean-for-us

Proportional circle map

Choropleth map

The outbreak of the disease has affected tourism in Asia. Read about its impact @

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/wuhan-virus-china-affects-asia-tourism-industry-12358046

How the coronavirus outbreak affected Thailand more than political unrest and economic recession.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-51796812

The outbreak of the disease has affected tourism in Europe as well (updated 9 Mar).

https://www.businessinsider.sg/coronavirus-before-and-after-photos-show-europe-landmarks-empty-2020-3?utm_campaign=sf-bi-science&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&r=US&IR=T

Countries issuing travel advisories to defer citizens visiting Singapore:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/wuhan-coronavirus-travel-advisories-to-singapore-12422306

The Covid-19 coronavirus results in almost 30% drop in tourist arrivals in Singapore as compared to 19% drop in SARS 2003.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/coronavirus-singapore-tourism-to-fall-30-percent-12420674

Affecting medical tourism

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-indonesia-singapore-medical-tourists-12453488

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-visitor-arrivals-projected-to-drop-by-up-to-30-amid-coronavirus-outbreak

To help tourism businesses mitigate the immediate impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus, STB will waive licence fees for hotels, travel agents and tourist guides, and defray enhanced cleaning costs of hotels that provided accommodation to confirmed and suspected cases of nCoV infections.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/topics/wuhan-virus?cid=cna-sghome_wuhan_virus_outbreak_mobile_22012020_cna

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-hnk-intl-01-26-20/index.html

Advisories from various government sectors in Singapore

https://www.moh.gov.sg/2019-ncov-wuhan/advisories-for-various-sectors

The good from the outbreak.

Something good from the coronavirus outbreak.

1. Less pollution and reduction of carbon emission as some cities lockdown.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-covid-19-is-doing-to-our-pollution-levels

https://www.smart-energy.com/industry-sectors/business-finance-regulation/carbon-emissions-impacted-by-covid-19/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00758-2