COVID-19 SPECIAL LECTURE FOR CSS-2021 ASPIRANTS
By Dr. Hina Sikander
IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE WORLD
A. Thesis Statement:
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an
unprecedented challenge to public health, food system, and daily life. The economic and
social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating millions of people at stake of falling
into extreme poverty.
B. Introduction of Covid-19 as a novel virus to the world:
i. Origin
ii. Description
iii. Pandemic
C. Global Impacts of Covid 19:
I. Crippling economic recession:
1. Global Economic Growth:
i. World Bank confirmed deepest recession since World War Two,
pandemic shrunk the global economy by 5.2% in FY2020 which during
2008 global financial crisis, fell by 9.5%
ii. Organization for economic cooperation and development stated that
global growth would be cut in half to 1.5%.
iii. $83 Billion has already been removed from emerging markets since
outbreak of covid-19.
2. Rise of unemployment and increased poverty:
i. 515 million full time jobs were lost by the half of FY2020: International
Labor Organization
ii. 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020-21: World
Bank Group
, 3. Shrunken Global Trade:
global trade falling by an enormous 15% : United Nations.
4. Travels bans created havoc especially for countries with tourism-based economies
5. A tectonic shift in global oil markets
Russia Vs Saudi Arabia oil war; historic output cuts
II. Impacts on Healthcare system:
1. Outcry in every country about the lack of equipment and supplies to test for and protect
against COVID-19.
2. Budget allocation: Reference
3. Health care crises reveal deep underlying problems in the health care system
4. Death count:
5. Medical colonialism
Controversial trials on covid19 vaccines conducted in African countries
6. Race for vaccination
III. Mental Health Pandemic:
a. It has caused misinformation, panic, fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and mass hysteria.
b. 40.9% of participants experienced at last one adverse mental health condition -
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
c. Effects of lockdown
IV. Social impacts:
1. Effect on Social Lifestyle:
2. Lockdown, social distancing
3. Hoarding and panic buying
V. Effect on Education:
1. 60% of world’s student population has been affected - UNESCO
2. Global inequalities in education system such as cultural, gender, socioeconomic and
geographical differences
3. Digital divide in the education sector
4. Financial status, privileged
By Dr. Hina Sikander
IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE WORLD
A. Thesis Statement:
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an
unprecedented challenge to public health, food system, and daily life. The economic and
social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating millions of people at stake of falling
into extreme poverty.
B. Introduction of Covid-19 as a novel virus to the world:
i. Origin
ii. Description
iii. Pandemic
C. Global Impacts of Covid 19:
I. Crippling economic recession:
1. Global Economic Growth:
i. World Bank confirmed deepest recession since World War Two,
pandemic shrunk the global economy by 5.2% in FY2020 which during
2008 global financial crisis, fell by 9.5%
ii. Organization for economic cooperation and development stated that
global growth would be cut in half to 1.5%.
iii. $83 Billion has already been removed from emerging markets since
outbreak of covid-19.
2. Rise of unemployment and increased poverty:
i. 515 million full time jobs were lost by the half of FY2020: International
Labor Organization
ii. 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020-21: World
Bank Group
, 3. Shrunken Global Trade:
global trade falling by an enormous 15% : United Nations.
4. Travels bans created havoc especially for countries with tourism-based economies
5. A tectonic shift in global oil markets
Russia Vs Saudi Arabia oil war; historic output cuts
II. Impacts on Healthcare system:
1. Outcry in every country about the lack of equipment and supplies to test for and protect
against COVID-19.
2. Budget allocation: Reference
3. Health care crises reveal deep underlying problems in the health care system
4. Death count:
5. Medical colonialism
Controversial trials on covid19 vaccines conducted in African countries
6. Race for vaccination
III. Mental Health Pandemic:
a. It has caused misinformation, panic, fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and mass hysteria.
b. 40.9% of participants experienced at last one adverse mental health condition -
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
c. Effects of lockdown
IV. Social impacts:
1. Effect on Social Lifestyle:
2. Lockdown, social distancing
3. Hoarding and panic buying
V. Effect on Education:
1. 60% of world’s student population has been affected - UNESCO
2. Global inequalities in education system such as cultural, gender, socioeconomic and
geographical differences
3. Digital divide in the education sector
4. Financial status, privileged
