COVID-19

➢ Coronaviruses, like the new covid-19 outbreak that began in

china, cause mild to severe respiratory illness including death.
COVID-19 Has since spread worldwide. The best Preventive
measures include wearing a mask, staying six feet apart, Washing
hands often, avoiding sick people, keeping your hands away from
your face and getting adequate rest and nutrition.
➢ Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause respiratory
illness in humans.
➢ The new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was first reported in
wuhan, china in december 2019. The virus has since spread to all
continents (except antarctica).
IMPACT OF COVID ON FAMILIES

❑ CHILDRENS
COVID-19 has rattled our world, with devastating impacts on children and
families across the globe. From job loss to supply shortages , parents and children
have been faced with new and evolving sources of stress. Parents are concerned
about not only the physical health of children and protecting them from the virus,
but their emotional and mental health as well. Children were quickly removed
from their schools and daycares to reduce their risk and transmission, and later
parents were faced with the difficult decision to have them return or not. Childcare
support became unstable, and the previous routines and structure were no longer
attainable. As parents engage in the balancing act of working from home (if you
were fortunate enough to have the option) while ensuring children were
participating in their education, they also worry about providing children with
stimulation and activity while maintaining safety.
EDUCATION
The global impact of Covid-19 is multifaceted and is clearly manifested in
almost all sectors, particularly the health, economic and education
sectors. Since the announcement of the virus as a pandemic in March
2020, there have been a plethora of daily reports on its impact on the
lives of millions across the world. Accordingly, every country’s primary
concern has become to diminish the spread of the virus and alleviate its
effects on the society in general, and the most vulnerable communities in
particular. According to UNESCO reports, more than 1.5 billion students
in about 165 countries have been affected by the lockdown of schools
and campuses. As a result, schools, colleges and universities were forced
to shift in some way or another to online learning as a replacement for
on-site delivery. The closure of schools, colleges and universities not only
interrupts the teaching for students around the world.
FAMILY SYSTEM

 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting everyone, some more

drastically than others. For a number of families, it could mean making big changes
in everyday routines due to financial hardships.
 Compared to other aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic as it spread across the world,
relatively few studies examined the differential impact of the pandemic on family
relationships within and across societies, other than from an economic household
perspective and in a limited number of countries.
 Participants reported on changes to their mental health since the onset of the
pandemic and sources of stress, emotional responses, substance use patterns and
suicidality/self-harm. Additionally, parents identified changes in their interactions
with their children, impacts on their children’s mental health and sources of support
accessed.
 This study identifies that families with children <18 at home have experienced
deteriorated mental health due to the pandemic. Population-level responses
are required to adequately respond to families’ diverse needs and mitigate
the potential for widening health and social inequities for parents and
children.
 Families and children are furthermore supported by a social ecological system
that has been forced to adapt quickly to support families’ needs, often with
limited information or evaluation. School and child care closures due to the
pandemic are concerning not only for the disruption to typical classroom
learning, but also for the loss of systems-level safeguards such as nutrition
programmes, after-school care, school health and counselling services and
vaccination clinics that seek to mitigate some consequences of health and
social inequities among structurally vulnerable children and families.