By Sahil Tandon & Lucy Fagan
COVID-19 is an unprecedented global crisis for the modern age, considered to be one of the deadliest pandemics in a century, it has grown to become an equally devastating social, political, and economic crisis; affecting all parts of society and the lives of people across the world. While COVID-19 has been touted to be ‘the great equalizer’, given that the virus infects people across social hierarchies indiscriminately, the same cannot be said about the way it impacts lives across these same structures. Certain parts of the population are disproportionately affected, usually comprising of individuals from the already most vulnerable and…
The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in an unprecedented manner, with sweeping disruptions across all domains of life and society. While older demographics and people with pre-existing chronic conditions and co-morbidities have been shown to be at higher risk of complications from the disease, the pandemic’s pernicious spread across the globe has brought to light its universal impact on all of society. To curb the spread of the virus, many countries have implemented social distancing and lockdown measures such as restrictions on movement, self-isolation, quarantines, and bans on routine activities. With more than a third of the world’s…
Young Experts: Tech 4 Health
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