Health Impact: COVID-19 has resulted in significant illness and death around the world. Many people who become infected require hospitalization and intensive care, putting a strain on healthcare systems.
Economic Impact: The pandemic has led to widespread job losses, business closures, and economic disruption. Many industries, such as travel and hospitality, have been hit particularly hard.
Education Impact: Schools and universities have been closed or moved to remote learning, disrupting the education of millions of students around the world. This has also had an impact on childcare and parents' ability to work.
Mental Health Impact: The pandemic has taken a toll on mental health, with many people experiencing anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions as a result of stress, isolation, and uncertainty.
Social Impact: The pandemic has forced people to limit their social interactions and travel, leading to a sense of isolation and loneliness. It has also impacted social events such as weddings, funerals, and religious gatherings.
Political Impact: The pandemic has had significant political implications, with governments around the world implementing emergency measures and struggling to balance public health concerns with economic and social considerations.
Environmental Impact: The pandemic has had both positive and negative impacts on the environment. On one hand, reduced travel and industrial activity have led to a decrease in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, the increased use of single-use plastics and other materials has led to an increase in waste.
Before covid-19, our dear prophet, the leader of our church, give us the opportunity to learn how to be self-reliant. They gave us some ways to earn a living and they also taught us to have some emergency funds. I raised chickens and sell them and I learned to put some cash in my emergency fund wallet. That is what I do. The church also gives us some chickens, pigs, and ducks to feed and sell. I get the chickens, the other gets the pigs and the other gets the ducks. Then the pandemic comes, there are lockdowns anywhere, and no one can go out. But we have our chicken, I grew some vegetables in our backyard. We have food even though there is a lockdown.
During lockdowns, not everybody can go out to buy food and necessities. Only one adult will have an ID pass to go to the market. The market is a 10-15 minute ride from our house. The mode of transportation in our place is tricycles. But they banned all the public vehicles all over the region, only private cars can go out. Our people in the community without a car walk to the market. Luckily we have a car. My father bought his car 6months before the pandemic. My brother had 3 private tricycles too.
During lockdowns my kids stay at home. The teachers give them schoolwork through modular learning. At first, they don't seem to like the idea of not going to school. But there's the internet, they have their phones and laptops. My youngest son at that time struggles in studying online. He seems to have a breakdown. He doesn't do his schoolwork, he's always on his phone playing. His report card always had incomplete grades. His older brother and sister always tell him to study and they helped him to do homework, and I do too. I helped him by doing some simple assignments, I give him snacks. I also cooked his favorite food. His brother also taught him to play basketball in their free time. They had so much fun during the pandemic. We bonded and get to be much closer to each other during that time.
Illness and disease is the thing that we don't expectedly come. During the pandemic, my father was diagnosed with Leukemia. What's more difficult is that the Doctors are in another city and we must travel for 2 hours to get there. Hospitals had strict protocols before a patient can enter their facility. As a daughter who loves his father dearly, we sacrifice a little of our time, effort, and even money for him to ease the sadness and pain he feels. We fight along with him. We cared for him for 10 months but because of the covid virus, he passed away. two of my loved ones passed away because of the virus, my father, and a close uncle. My mother-in-law passes away right after they announce the total lockdown. My family was very sad and devastated. But we must go on. They're gone but the memories are so beautiful that we can't mourn long. They are not here but the thought that we will meet again and be together in the next life makes us accept the pain and loss that we are feeling.
Faith and constant prayer are the absolute way we did during the pandemic. We never doubt that Heavenly Father will not forsake and forget us during hard times. He gave us strength when we need Him the most. He makes us overcome and find ways to become happy despite everything that is happening. Lost a loved one, my husband is stuck in the country where he works, everywhere has a travel ban, my kids having a hard time at modular learning, and dealing with stress myself are some of my difficult experiences in this worldwide crisis. But I won the fight, we won it. That is all praise to my Creator who loves me and never abandoned me.
