SOCIAL IMPACT OF POST-COVID19 LOCKDOWN IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT

  • Unique Paper ID: 153399
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 59-63
  • Abstract:
  • COVID-19 has heightened human suffering, undermined the economy, turned the lives of billions of people around the globe upside down, and significantly affected the health, economic, environmental and social domains. The current novel coronavirus pandemic started as a simple outbreak in December 2019 from Wuhan, China, and it has now become a global threat. The governments from most of the countries including India have already taken strict precautionary measures to reduce the coronavirus spread such as social distancing, closure of schools, colleges, airports, restaurants, shopping malls, and other places where the people might gather. An increase in the levels of anxiety, aggression, depression, forgetfulness, and hallucinations are possible psychological effects of isolation. Too little is understood of the social impact of the pandemic. To study the social impact of post-COVID-19 lockdown in Kerala from a community perspective. This cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 families from Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala. The present study highlights the positive social changes brought about as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Further studies need to be conducted on a larger scale to assess the psycho-behavioral impact of COVID-19 on the wider population. This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the ecological domain, the energy sector, society and the economy and investigate the global preventive measures taken to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. This analysis unpacks the key responses to COVID-19, the efficacy of current initiatives, and summarizes the lessons learnt as an update on the information available to authorities, business and industry. This review found that a 72-hour delay in the collection and disposal of waste from infected households and quarantine facilities is crucial to controlling the spread of the virus. Broad sector by sector plans for socio-economic growth as well as a robust entrepreneurship-friendly economy is needed for the business to be sustainable at the peak of the pandemic. The socio-economic crisis has reshaped investment in energy and affected the energy sector significantly with most investment activity

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 59-63

SOCIAL IMPACT OF POST-COVID19 LOCKDOWN IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT

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