COVID-19’s devastating toll is often measured by hospitalisations and deaths, but the effects of the pandemic run far deeper and wider. Some patients raised the alarm over persistent, often debilitating symptoms within months of its emergence. Other consequences, such as increased rates of deme
The COVID-19 crisis disrupted the well-being, jobs and incomes of people around the world. Economic activity contracted in 90 per cent of countries and global poverty increased for the first time in a generation, according to the World Bank’s 2022 report.
The unprecedented stress caused by social isolation and precarious employment contributed to a 25 per cent increase in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression in the first year of the pandemic. That period also saw a spike in homicides in US cities even though the overall crime rate was down.School closures are estimated to have affected 95 per cent of the world’s student population, making it one of the biggest disruptions to learning in history.
Pandemic-related sleep disruptions, stress and anxiety triggered a jump in mental health-related hospitalisations and a surge in suspected suicide attempts and drug overdoses.Long COVID is a loosely defined umbrella term to describe new, returning or ongoing health problems of varying severity that occur after a case of symptomatic or asymptomatic infection with the virus.
However, longer-term effects are still unfolding and may not be fully realised for decades because of their link with conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease as well as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. As researchers strive to understand the condition, resemblances to other ailments are coming into focus and providing insight into causes and treatments.
Studies have found the proportion of new cases has declined with the rising level of vaccinations and previous infections, as well as the circulation of subvariants that are associated with less severe disease.
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