Effects of Covid-19 on live today

Nuttika Juhong
2107060008
Major : LGM
ENG103 Section 4
Term 2 2020
Stamford International University
4908 words

Lecturer: Anuj Bhasin

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 Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic started at the beginning of 2020 ,it is a new virus that no
one ever faced before. It impacts health and it rapidly infects others. The COVID-19 infection
cases were rising triple in less than three months over the globe. The whole world must close the
international border to prevent the infections from another country. Nonetheless, the government
and the World Health Organization came up with a social distancing to prevent the COVID-19
infections with the rules of at least two meters again from others. The quarantine stage started, at
least 14 days of quarantine must be done even in the same country or city that you are living in.
It is the rises of individually staying safe for the humankind. The publicity had been shutdown,
the mall was close, school and some of company started to move on-line. The rapid changes of
living have caused the mental illness of individual. The new living of worker that need to be
done by on-line or work from home, that have both positive and negative toward the worker. As
well as the change in food consumption has changed, the increase of technology to help the food
industry to earn the profit by using food delivery to support the demand of customers. The
unhealthy food consumption of individuals to cope with their stress. 

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Table of Contents
Abstract............................................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Background......................................................................................................................................5
Main Point 1.................................................................................................................................6-9
Main Point 2...............................................................................................................................9-11
Main Point 3.............................................................................................................................11-14
Discussion and Conclusion......................................................................................................14-16
References................................................................................................................................16-18

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 Introduction
The new pandemic has occurred since the end of 2019, the start of the Coronavirus is
in Wuhan, China, it was rapidly spread over the globe within only two months. At the end of
January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as an emergency
disease and dangerous virus that affects human health. In the middle of 2020, the rate of
infection and death was reaching to peak, luckily that pharmaceutical industries have found a
vaccine that helps reduce the symptom and increase the anti-body prevention of the SAR-CO19
virus. The COVID-10 outbreak not only impacts individual health, but the epidemic also forces
governments, local communities, health, and education systems, along with families and
companies, to make complex decisions. To stop the sickness from spreading, the city has been
shut down. The airport is desolate. Tourist destinations were nearly empty. Several businesses
are affected, both direct and indirect, until you must lay off or shut down employees. The
outbreak of the COVID-19, made people, businesses, and governments adapt to the situation.
This epidemic also caused the biggest trade fall and economic down in the past few years. The
prevention of infection has caused lack of travel, the tourism and hospitality industries get hit the
hardest since the lack of tourists, more than thousands of hotel business must shut down and
cause unemployment. On the other hand, some of the businesses allow their workforce to
participate in work from home to prevent the spread and infection of the disease, this is a huge
change in human lifestyle as well as industry. However, the global breakout of COVID-19 has
helped millions around the world recognize how important it is to protect themselves from
dangerous infections. The government and corporate sectors, for example, are aware of the need
to modify and adapt in order to ensure long-term sustainability (Pope, 2020). To limit the
possibility of different infections spreading in the future. In meanwhile, the coronavirus has
impact on individual mental health due to the sudden changes in life, the social isolation, apart
from the loves one, and the stress of unemployed and university. Individuals and civilization are
affected, resulting in disruption, worry, stress, stigma, and xenophobia. Individual conduct as a
unit of society or a community has a significant impact on the dynamics of a pandemic,
including the intensity, flow, and aftereffects. There was a lockdown in most of the city in 2020,
the restaurants were not allowed to dine-in (only take-home order), therefore, the food delivery is
in high demand. This also changes individuals on food consumption. The rapid growth of food

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delivery platforms and online selling are increasing during the outbreak. In this research paper
clarifies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lives in both positive and negative of
changing, the individual’s lives are effected by the pandemic in many ways, however, this
research paper going to explained the three main impacts on individuals; the impacts on mental
health, the working styles, and food consumption.

Background
Due to COVID-19 that has happened from the beginning of January 2020 in Wuhan, China. This
disease was extremely quickly spread over the world caused many businesses such as, airport,
restaurant, hotel, street food, or even closed the country and some businesses that have very great
connection between foreigners needed to shut down, but some companies are smart that they
solved various problems by creating an online payment, because many customers are mostly in
quarantine. Plus, the pandemic also led people to anxiety, stress and loneliness. Afterward, this
essay shall include overall the negative impacts of COVID-19, which are adverse effects on
mental health, social isolation impact on mental health, the mental health in working people, the
impact on university students, effects on working class people, the changes in working class
people and lastly the effects of food consumption. Lasty, this research paper will perfectly
answer all the questions about overall facts of the consequences of pandemic, for example, why
do people in a company or college students got an impact of Coronavirus, why people are lonely
when live during the quarantine time and \will explain all the facts of what COVID-19 has
changed all people around the world.

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 Adverse effects on mental health.
Due to the sudden change in the normal living into the new living and from the stress
of coping with the outbreak that cause that death, unemployed and community that cannot be
able to attend. Those impact on individual mental health. The effect of the pandemic has impacts
on family, workers, as well as students. To be apart from the family, the shutdown of the
business, the changes of working life into the work from home. And students must cope from the
on-site into the online classes which are all new to everyone, which it is stressing them due to the
fact that online classes are new for both students and teachers.

1.1 Social isolation impact on mental health

Millions of people have lost their lives due to the covid-19 virus in an alarmingly
fleeting period. Mental health during this catastrophe has been a major concern. Maintaining
social distancing, and using masks are some of the ways that people are dealing with these recent
times. To begin with, the social distancing and major country-wide lockdowns in many nations
have led people to stay indoors without much physical contact (CDC, 2020). This has led to a
sharp fall in social gatherings and other social activities. With this, many people are falling into
the void of mental instability. Lockdowns and staying in solidarity are new to people in this era
therefore, coping with such times has been hard for many of them. Loneliness, overwhelming
boredom, and very less physical contact have made people more introverted and socially
awkward. Self-isolation and quarantine are likely to have a bad influence on one's mental health
(Tusi et al, 2021). In April 2020, was the month that most of the countries and in the US declared
the lockdown to reduce the infection of the COVID-19, it caused the changes of people lives to
stay only at home and as well as have to work at home. Figure 1 shows the graph of the US adult
percentage in their mental health, the blue color shows the percentage of people who have more
mental stress. The highest time is April 2020, the US adults have the highest mental stress
toward the pandemic, and it slowly decreases in another month.

Figure 1, Change in mental health among adults in the US from April 2020 to January 2021.

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Separation from loved ones, loss of independence, boredom, and uncertainty, according to an
analysis published in The Lancet, has led to a decline in mental health. Individual. Both children
and adults are experiencing a range of emotions because of the present world scenario. They may
be placed in an unfamiliar position or environment that is harmful to their health. When schools
and daycares unexpectedly shuttered, children began to spend far more time on their phones and
computers. "Screens are the last resort babysitter," said Joshua Hartshorne, a BC psychologist
and co-author of the research "Screen Time as an Index of Family Distress." Lower screen-time
rates were assumed to be due to well-informed parenting before the epidemic, but it's now
obvious that they were also due to well-resourced parenting, he added (Tusi et al, 2021). The
National Science Foundation is funding the project's next phase, which will look at whether
screen time is indeed harmful to children's development. Moreover, Physical separation caused
by the COVID19 epidemic can have a significant detrimental impact on the mental health of the
elderly and handicapped. Physical seclusion among family members has jeopardized the mental
health of the elderly and handicapped. It has given them anxiety, and distress, and put them in a
horrific scenario. Elderly individuals rely on their children for their everyday needs, and isolation
can be detrimental to a family structure. Nursing home residents, especially the old and disabled,
have suffered from severe mental health problems. During a pandemic, however, something as
basic as a phone call can assist to calm older folks. COVID19 has caused increased stress, worry,
and depression in older adults who already have mental health problems.

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1.2 The mental health in working people

Furthermore, Doctors, nurses, and paramedics who are on the front lines of the
COVID19 pandemic may be more vulnerable to mental health issues. Fear of contracting a
disease, long work hours, lack of protective gear and supplies, patient load, lack of effective
COVID19 medication, death of colleagues after COVID19 exposure, social distancing and
isolation from family and friends, and the dire situation of their patients have a negative impact
on health workers' mental health. As the epidemic spreads, health workers' productivity has
steadily declined. According to Javed et al, (2020) health care personnel, barely managing to
take brief breaks between shifts and cope with the issue calmly and comfortably, have been
shattered therefore it has led to a sharp fall in their mental wellbeing. From a social point of
view, People who have just been freed from quarantine feel stigmatized and suffer a range of
emotions. When people come out of quarantine, they feel differently and receive a different
reception from society. Because of the extraordinary viral nature, those who have just recovered
may need to maintain social distance from their family members, friends, and relatives to
guarantee their family's safety. Diverse age groups have different reactions to this social activity,
which can have both immediate and long-term consequences. These are the mental health
problems faced in different age groups and workplaces.

1.3 The impact on university students

University students have a very high rate of psychological suffering. According to the survey,
one out of every five teens has had a mental health condition. Anxiety is responsible for around
41% of psychological disorders among HEI students (Jiand et al, 2021). According to research
by Javed et al, (2020) 50 percent of HEI students had moderate stress-related mental health
issues such as anxiety and depression. During the lockdown, most colleges switched to remote or
online learning as a means of education. Due to the disturbance of their academic habits, several
students experienced poor mental health (Unicef, 2019). Students' research projects, internships,
delays in graduation, costs of going home, managing things, and anxieties of passing the
coronavirus to their family members when they return home are all hurting their mental health
development, both directly and indirectly (Jiang et al, 2021). Finally, Covid has shattered the
mental health of all people, it has changed the whole dynamic of how people used to live and
behave as a part of society. With new vaccines and medication, physical health has been getting

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better, but on the same side people are losing their sanity. The major problem lies here, not
physical health but mental health. This issue has been heavily addressed on social media, where
many influencers are trying their best to uplift people, but going according to stats, the results are
still an issue that needs to be sorted out.

Effects on working class people.

Since the lockdown and the restriction to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, most
of the businesses must adapt to the new ways of working by working from home (WFH), In
meanwhile, it reduces the cost of transportation, however, it also effects the mental health of the
workers since they have to cope with unsocialized and starting to be alone in the room or house.
Work from home is a new way that industry and employees have to adapt to each other’s, on the
beginning of work from home, there are many structure from the lack of knowledge in the
technology and lack of real- person communication.

2.1 The changes in working class people

The COVID-19 epidemic has changed the way we work and live. Companies,
organizations, and institutions pushed their workers to work remotely from home in reaction to
national and municipal containment policies. Work from home (WFH) became popular in the
early 2000s as telecommuting technology improved, allowing employees to avoid commuting,
have more schedule flexibility, and achieve a better work-life balance (Vassel et al, 2021).
During the COVID-19 epidemic, many employees were encouraged to WFH full-time,
redefining the traditional definition of WFH, which had previously only been used for certain
types of work, on an as-needed basis, or in unusual employee situations. According to a 2020
Bureau of Labor Statistics research, 24 percent of employed persons conducted part or all of their
work from home on days they worked, while 82 percent of employed people did some or all of
their work at their office stockpiling rice supplies. Because employers have already invested in
the fixed cost of setting up remote work solutions for their employees, many companies expected
that WFH will become more frequent after the epidemic. Businesses are now evaluating if
operational expenses may be drastically reduced by lowering the amount of office space
necessary. There are direct benefits to employees, in addition to the benefits to businesses. Most

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importantly, WFH reduces daily commute time and allows employees to better care for their
families. WFH permits employees to work when they are most productive, and it can be good for
avoiding coworker distractions, especially in open-plan offices. Workers may take a vacation
from their desks and focus on establishing a customized approach to their work-life balance,
which can lead to a better lifestyle, which is beneficial to both physical and mental health.
Finally, employees may have more influence over environmental conditions when using WFH;
aspects like lighting, temperature, humidity, air quality, noise, ergonomics, and others are crucial
for workers' physical and mental health. Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) elements influence
a worker's comfort, which affects contentment.Unlike traditional workplaces, where employers
often organize workspaces, during WFH, workers have complete autonomy and responsibility
for setting up their workspaces at home, allowing them to work in a location at home that may
offer superior IEQ than a fixed cubicle or open-plan office (Tusi et al, 2021). According to
studies, home offices may give better air quality than typical offices. While WFH has its
advantages, it also has its drawbacks. Employees who work from home miss social interactions
with coworkers and may have fewer physical activities, such as walking between meetings.
Furthermore, full-time computer employment can cause exhaustion, tiredness, headaches, and
eye-related issues owing to prolonged screen exposure. Moreover, Full-time WFH without face-
to-face interactions and social support daily may contribute to mental disorders such as social
isolation and depression in those who live alone. Others may find it difficult to psychologically
disconnect from work, which can lead to an increase in stress and worry. Balancing work
schedules around other family members is a typical source of stress in work-life boundaries. For
some parents, work time becomes "porous" since they may need to take care of domestic chores
and run errands in between work meetings. In certain situations, parents may opt to let go of
sleep hours in exchange for working late at night or early in the morning since these are the only
times when they can concentrate on their job without being interrupted. The sudden alterations in
WFH and other variables connected with the COVID-19 pandemic provide a unique setting for
studying WFH's impact on physical and mental health. Social and behavioral variables have the
most visible effects on health. The mandated longer stay at home during the pandemic has
contributed to overall melancholy and anxious sentiments, resulting in routine and dietary habits
alterations. These changes in physical activity and food consumption, when combined with
additional WFH-related stress, are likely to have a direct impact on physical and mental health.

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Furthermore, employees with children are likely to be harmed even more since the closing of
schools and daycare centers forces working parents to both home school their children and
manage a more chaotic working environment with increasing distractions. WFH has identified
areas of demand for physical space in home office environments during the COVID-19
pandemic, in addition to behavioral and social shifts. Not all workers have access to dedicated
workstations at home, which can lead to sharing of workstations, such as with children who must
attend school remotely, setting up makeshift desks, such as the dining table, or working in a
variety of locations throughout the day, such as kitchen counters, sofas, coffee tables, and beds.
Furthermore, without transportation, restricted business travel, and greater use of computers to
conduct meetings rather than conducting face-to-face meetings at numerous physical places,
workers may spend long hours at their workstations during the epidemic (Gerdeman, 2020).
Increased discomfort and pain can be caused by increased stress from shared workplaces, poor
body mechanics from a lack of an appropriate physical workstation and extended sedentary
activities. In addition, unlike in the workplace, where central heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning systems are accessible, workers at home may not pay as careful attention to
maintaining their IEQ environment. Working in an environment that is not suited for work can
result in poor IEQ, which can have negative consequences on both physical and mental well-
being, as well as worse overall job performance (EuroFound, 2021). Overall, the pandemic has
created a new atmosphere for discussing WFH in terms of both work and family life. A thorough
grasp of the aspects affecting physical and mental well-being in this new workplace is critical to
assuring excellent outcomes for the office. Employers and employees alike need to know how to
create the optimal work circumstances for workers who choose to WFH or are requested to do
so, so that negative health effects are avoided.

3. Effects on food consumption

In meanwhile the biggest change in people lives is the food consumption, the closure
of dine-in and take away has change the food industry. Luckily, there is a helps by the food
delivery platform that making people lives easier to order their favorite restaurant to enjoying
their foods. On the other hand, it is the cause of food hazard since the food delivery are allow
non- restaurant be able to selling food online (the lack of cleaners and permission from food
regulation) and the overwhelming of food delivery options. Food is essential for human health as

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well as the health of the world, as present food production and consumption practices have
significant environmental consequences. Disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic, on the other
hand, can disrupt our food system and alter with connection with food. For example, to decrease
the spread of illness, border and other logistic limitations limiting the flow of products and
people raised the danger of food shortages owing to disrupted supply chains, particularly those
connected to the labor shortages. Staying at home (which includes digital education, smart
working, and limiting outside and in-gym physical activity) and hoarding food owing to
supermarket shopping restrictions are the two key effects. Furthermore, the disruption in the
work routine caused by the quarantine may lead to boredom, which is linked to increased calorie
consumption. As mentioned by Janssen et al, (2022), aside from boredom, constantly hearing or
reading about the COVID-19 in the media might be frustrating. Stress causes people to overeat,
especially sugary 'comfort foods,' which is known as "food desire". These meals, which are
mostly high in simple carbs, can help to relieve stress by promoting serotonin synthesis, which
has a beneficial influence on mood. Beyond a chronic state of inflammation, which has been
shown to increase the risk for more severe COVID-19 complications, this food craving effect of
carbohydrates is proportional to the glycemic index of foods, which is associated with an
increased risk of developing obesity and cardiovascular diseases. The findings revealed various
changes in individuals' food buying habits during the COVID-19 epidemic. To begin, as shown
in Figure 2, 25.8 percent of participants said they bought more locally grown foods. Furthermore,
28.1 percent said they bought more food online, while 29.8 percent said they never did.
Furthermore, 26.7 percent reported having more meals delivered to their homes from a
traditional restaurant, a fast-food restaurant, or through a delivery app.

Figure 2 Consumer’s behavior trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

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 Furthermore, partial, or total lockdown measures implemented at the regional and
national levels, such as the closure of schools, universities, workplaces, non-essential shops and
restaurants, banned events, and travel and mobility restrictions, changed how people got their
food, where they ate, and how it was prepared. Some of these policies have made food delivery
to needy communities even more difficult. During detention, for example, several programs that
supply schoolchildren with major meals were unavailable. Quarantine imposed because of illness
or contact with infectious persons may have further restricted people's access to food. COVID-
19-related psychological alterations might have influenced food-related habits as well. People
were exposed to significant information about the hazards of COVID-19, even in places with low
illness risks, which is likely to have caused some of the stress. Such people may seek to deal via
stress-related eating, in which they eat or drink to make themselves feel better when they are
stressed. People in Italy, for example, increased their use of processed "comfort foods" like
chocolate, chips, and snacks during COVID-19, and this was partly due to worry over their
eating habits. During the lockdown, research conducted in Denmark found a greater level of
emotional eating, such as an increased intake of pastries and wine. In Norway, it was discovered
that people with significant COVID-19-related anxieties and general psychological discomfort
consumed more high sugar foods and drinks than the general population. COVID-19-related risk
perceptions may impact people's food purchasing and consumption decisions. People may, for
example, try to reduce their risk of infection by increasing their use of delivery services,
purchasing more packaged food, which is thought to be more hygienic, purchasing food with a
longer shelf-life (and thus purchasing less fresh food), limiting their shopping trips, or eating
more healthy food to boost their immune system. Furthermore, people's fears of food shortages
may have affected purchase behavior, such as storing up specific goods.

COVID-19 has recently been proven to provide extra health hazards because of the
metabolic consequence of overeating while confined at home. Based on their worldwide survey
on physical activity and eating behavior, the World Food Program (WFP), 2020 found an
increase in unhealthy eating behaviors, which Sidor and Rzymski observed during the lockdown
in Polish national cross-sectional research. About half of the participants said they were eating
and snacking more, with overweight people having more of these habits. While the research
described above focused on the general public, several investigations targeted younger
individuals especially. COVID-19 confinement significantly altered dietary patterns and reduced

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intake of both processed foods and fruits and vegetables, according to the research820
adolescents (aged 10 to 19 years) from Italy, Spain, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil. Renzo et al,
(2020) looked at the influence of COVID-19 isolation measures on Australian university students
and found that snacking frequency and calorie density of snacks consumed increased. Females
(but not boys) had higher energy intake, but both sexes had lower physical activity levels — the
proportion of students with "adequate" physical activity levels was roughly 30% lower in
contrast to data obtained in 2018 and 2019 (Renzo et al, 2020). The changes in eating behavior
during the first wave of the pandemic were driven by contextual factors such as lockdown
conditions, and personal factors such as anxiety related to COVID-19, loss of income, household
composition, and gender. These results help to identify populations that are particularly
vulnerable to nutritional changes during the pandemic, and potential avenues that could be
explored to minimize the negative effects of the pandemic on food intake in consumers. The
COVID-19 pandemic's influence on food consumption habits. The alterations in food habits are
evident in the results. This might have beneficial and bad implications for human and
environmental health, as well as the global economy. Such eating patterns are likely to stay
consistent throughout the quarantine period, but patterns after the quarantine will shift in contrast
to those before, due to pandemic-related changes (different types of food will be produced and
manufactured due to the quarantine). The COVID-19 pandemic's influence on food consumption
habits. The alterations in food habits are evident in the results. This might have beneficial and
bad implications for human and environmental health, as well as the global economy. Such
eating patterns are likely to stay consistent throughout the quarantine period, but patterns after
the quarantine will shift in contrast to those before, due to pandemic-related changes.

Discussion
The results indicate that the epidemic has an influence directly to individual mental health on
families, employees, and students. It means being separated from one's family, the closure of a
firm, and the transformation of one's working life into work from home and students must
transition from on-site to online classrooms, which are all new to them, causing them stress
because online programs are new on both students and professors. Moreover, people have
become increasingly introverted and socially inept as a result of loneliness, boredom, and little

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physical interaction. Quarantine and self-isolation are likely to have a negative impact on one's
mental health (Tusi et al, 2021). Plus, doctors, nurses, and paramedics working on the front lines
of the COVID19 epidemic may also be more prone to mental health difficulties. Long work
hours, a lack of protective gear and supplies, a high patient load, a lack of effective COVID19
medication, the death of colleagues after COVID19 exposure, social distancing and isolation
from family and friends, and the dire situation of their patients all have a negative impact on
health workers' mental health. Since the lockdown and restrictions imposed to prevent the spread
of COVID-19, most firms have had to adjust to new methods of working by allowing employees
to work from home (WFH), Meanwhile, it lowers transportation costs, but it also has an impact
on workers' mental health because they are forced to deal with being alone in their rooms or
homes. However, the most significant change in people's lives has been the shift in food
consumption, since the closure of dine-in and take-away restaurants has altered the food sector.
On the other side, it is a source of food danger since food delivery allows non-restaurants to sell
food online (because to a lack of cleaners and food regulatory approval) and because there are so
many meal delivery possibilities. Food is necessary for both individual and global health, since
current food production and consumption methods have substantial environmental repercussions.

Therefore, these are the consequences of Covid 19 in our daily life. It has thrown the Earth back
in time by at least 20 years. It's a period when everything is starting over, or at least what's left of
it. Mental health issues, shifts in working processes, and changes in the way we used to eat have
all had an influence on our lives, and many individuals are still battling to adjust to this new
normal.

Conclusion
To conclude, this pandemic has shattered the world in every aspect, and it related to my major
about the world of business has changed. When being in a bad state represents a bad economy, it
affects businesses, including international business. In university student, it also had a huge
impact on education. With an abrupt halt in production and an alarming increase in consumption,
the world has been deeply concerned about the effects. Covid has broken everyone's mental
health and altered the entire dynamic of how people used to live and act as members of society.
Physical health has improved because of new vaccinations and medications, but people's mental
health has deteriorated. The main issue is mental health rather than physical health. This topic

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has received a lot of attention on social media, with many influencers doing their best to uplift
people, but statistics show that the outcomes are still a problem that needs to be resolved.
Similarly, the covid virus has also hampered and modified the workspace and bought a concept
of work from home or WFH. Overall, the pandemic has created a new atmosphere for discussing
WFH in terms of both work and family life. A thorough grasp of the aspects affecting physical
and mental well-being in this new workplace is critical to assuring excellent outcomes for the
office. Employers and employees alike need to know how to create the optimal work
circumstances for workers who choose to WFH or are requested to do so, so that negative health
effects are avoided. Finally, covid has severely affected the food consumption pattern of people.
According to the research mentioned above, people have tended to focus more on feel-good
foods like chips or chocolate. This is, in other words, stress eating. The COVID-19 pandemic's
influence on food consumption habits. The alterations in food habits are evident in the results.
This might have beneficial and bad implications for human and environmental health, as well as
the global economy. Such eating patterns are likely to stay consistent throughout the quarantine
period, but patterns after the quarantine will shift in contrast to those before, due to pandemic-
related changes. Finally, these are the impacts of covid 19 on our lives. It has pushed the world
backward at least 20 years in time. A time when everything is beginning from scratch or
whatever is left of it. Problems with mental health, change or shift of working process, and
change in the pattern of how we once consumed food are the impacts that have changed our lives
as people are still struggling to cope with this new normal.

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