The Non-Covid Casualties of the Covid Crisis — Part V

It is not just COVID-19 itself that is causing hardship. The lockdown and the general atmosphere of panic surrounding COVID-19 have had devastating consequences:

• Tens of millions of people have lost their jobs
• Many businesses have gone under
• People will lose their homes
• Stress and anxiety are taking their toll
• Suicides and abuse are going up
• Hospitals and other healthcare providers are suspending “elective care” and reducing hours and laying off staff
• Patients in need of medical care are afraid to go to the hospital
• A worldwide economic crisis means devastation for people in poor countries

This is the first part in this series about the non-Covid casualties of the COVID-19 crisis. Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV.

Lancet

Daily Mail

Evening Standard

The Intercept

New York Times

Telegraph

Daily Mail

Yelp

This is the fifth part in this series about the non-Covid casualties of the COVID-19 crisis: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 5.