{"id":4016,"date":"2020-09-24T20:59:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=4016"},"modified":"2020-09-24T20:59:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:59:47","slug":"mhux-kulhadd-qed-jintlaqat-l-istess-mill-pandemija","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/mhux-kulhadd-qed-jintlaqat-l-istess-mill-pandemija\/","title":{"rendered":"Not everyone is affected by the pandemic in the same manner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The<\/span>\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0<\/span>crisis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>meant<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>major<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>economic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>change<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>where<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>after<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>goes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>So<\/span>,\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>home-based<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>workers<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>issue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>about<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>if<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>return<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>workplace<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>However<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>c<\/span>risis<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>turned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>personal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lives<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>upside<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>down<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>change<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>creating<\/span>\u00a0 stress.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>research<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>revealed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>magnitude<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>challenge<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mental<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health<\/span>. Data\u00a0<\/span>compiled<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>independent<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>source<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>shows<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0percentage\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>population<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>reported<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>symptoms<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>depression<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>This<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>statistic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>worth<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>paying<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attention<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>know<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>poor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mental<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>unhappiness<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>make<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>less<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>productive<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>contribute<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0problems\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>relationships<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>within<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>family<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>amongst<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>affected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pandemic<\/span>\u00a0but\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>everyone<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>affected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>same<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>manner<\/span>.\u00a0For\u00a0<\/span>those<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>between<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ages<\/span>\u00a0of 16\u00a0and\u00a040,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>symptoms<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>depression<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>increased<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rapidly<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>According<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0an\u00a0<\/span>article<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>journal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>der<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Spiegel<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>research<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Germany<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>provided<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>insights<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>into<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>causing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>catastrophe<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>comparing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wellbeing<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>parents<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>adults<\/span>.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>two<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>groups<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>people<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>had<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>similar<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>trends<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>before<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>crisis<\/span>, but\u00a0<\/span>parents<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>saw<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>sharp<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>decline<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>wellbeing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>when<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>schools<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>childcare<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>centres<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>closed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>first<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wave<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pandemic<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>wellbeing<\/span>\u00a0 of\u00a0<\/span>working<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mothers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0most\u00a0<\/span>affected<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>although<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>women<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>less<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>likely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lose<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>jobs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>than<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>men<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>working<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mothers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>carry<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>huge<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>burden<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>since<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>caring<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>children<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>learn<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span>Back<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>school<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>crucial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>children<\/span>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>futu<\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>, but\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>crucial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wellbeing<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>parents<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>now<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>future<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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