The terms “ Coronavirus Pandemic “ or “ Covid 19 Pandemic “ have become definitely familiar

to everybody. Although covid 19 pandemic has caused a multitude of socioeconomic and

educational problems, it also brings certain benefits to many individuals.
 Drawbacks:
With regard to the global economy, almost all countries around the world have been
mired in recession for a long time. A typical illustration of this is America. The
quarantines and lockdowns that are needed to fight the pandemic has freezed the
economy, with unprecedented speed and force. Let’s consider its effect on as they worry
about their finances and their jobs. Investment makes up different industries.
Consumption makes up 70% of America’s gross domestic product (GDP), but
consumption has slumped as businesses close and as households hold off on major
purchases 20% of GDP, but businesses are putting off investment as they wait for clarity
on the full cost of COVID-19. Arts, entertainment, recreation, and restaurants constitute
4.2% of GDP. With restaurants and movie theaters closed, this figure will now be closer
to zero until the quarantines are lifted. Manufacturing makes up 11% of U.S. GDP, but
much of this will be disrupted, too, because global supply chains have been obstructed by
factory closures and because companies are shutting down factories in anticipation of
reduced demand. Ford and GM, for example, have announced temporary closures of car
factories.

Moving onto social impacts of coronavirus, the outbreak affects all segments of the
population and is particularly detrimental to members of those social groups in the most
vulnerable situations, continues to affect populations, including people living in poverty
situations, older persons, persons with disabilities, youth, and indigenous peoples. Early
evidence indicates that that the health and economic impacts of the virus are being borne
disproportionately by poor people. For example, homeless people, because they may be
unable to safely shelter in place, are highly exposed to the danger of the virus.  People
without access to running water, refugees, migrants, or displaced persons also stand to
suffer disproportionately both from the pandemic and its aftermath – whether due to
limited movement, fewer employment opportunities, increased xenophobia etc. And we
had to look at poignant photographs of lines of coffins in metropolises in Italy, Spain, and
so forth.

Another point I have to mention is the educational downsides. As you know, going to
school is the best public policy tool available to raise skills. While school time can be fun
and can raise social skills and social awareness, from an economic point of view the
primary point of being in school is that it increases a child’s ability. Even a relatively
short time in school does this; even a relatively short period of missed school will have
consequences for skill growth. However, during the courese of coronavirus pandemic, all
students were required to stay at home in a bid to combat the pandemic for a lengthy
period of time, which had a dabilitating effects on students’ performances. Numerous
important exams which provide information about students’ progress for their parents and
 teachers. The loss of this information delays the recognition of both high potential and
learning difficulties and can have harmful long-term consequences for the child.

 Benefits:
Disastrous though the pandemic is, individuals, especially parents got a host of
advantages. During the pandemic, everyone was required to follow the stay-at-home
message, thanks to which many recognised that they have learnt a lot of valuable skills
that they had thought they would never do. For instance, when their children needed to
have their hair cut while there was no hairdresser’s open, parents had to become the
hairdresser of their children. Besides, getting out of the rat race for a period of time,
people could realise other sides of the life, and also understand what their exact aims in
their life is. It can be concluded that the pandemic brought to people memorable minutes
with their family and it also rendered people have another attitude towards life.

From my perspective, there are several lessons that government must take from the
coronavirus crisis.

The first is to aggressively identify where the virus is and break chains of transmission.
This requires a “test, trace, isolate” policy that involves mass community testing, tracing
those who had been in contact in the previous week with any individual testing positive,
and putting all of those individuals into a mandatory quarantine. Governments and local
municipalities would have to recruit and train foot soldiers to carry this out. While testing
itself is not a solution, it is a crucial part of a package of public health interventions
needed to keep identifying clusters of infection and breaking these apart.
The second is to protect health and social care workers who are most at risk from
contracting the virus and who are exposed to high viral loads during the course of doing
their jobs.
The third is that clear and honest communication with the public is required to keep trust
and compliance with the necessary policy guidance.
The final lesson is that lockdowns, if introduced early and quickly, can slow the spread of
the virus, but are not a solution by themselves. They are a costly and crude policy
instrument that should be used as sparingly as possible. They allow governments to buy
time and use this time to massively increase important public health infrastructure.
And individuals must put their complete trust in the government and follow guidances
from the authorities.