Social Impact of Covid-19 on the Present Society
Keywords:
Covid-19, Pandemic, Society, Human Life, QuarantineAbstract
The recent pandemic of Covid-19 has had major social impacts on the population. The relationship between individuals and their perception of empathy towards others have been affected by social distance and security measures. There are many faces and reasons for social stress caused by lockdown resulting from travel constraints and disruption of cultural celebrations, limited health care facilities and interruption of regular immunizations in hospitals leading to population anxiety and fear. The society was affected by social distance with friends and family, closure of entertainment and leisure places, unplanned closure of schools etc. The present paper aims to analyse the social impact on the present society. It has pros and cons both which will be discussed.
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