Query: Socio economic impact of COVID 19

title: Socio economic impact of COVID 19 on Ghana's economy: challenges and prospects
abstract: The world's economies are on their knees following the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic over the past 8 months Growing number of researches has been conducted on the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on developed countries with little attention on developing countries, who are still grappling with the negative impact of the coronavirus The rationale for this study is to assess the socio economic impact of COVID 19 on Ghana's economy and government response to the pandemic as well as policy options to revive the ailing economy Design/methodology/approach: This study explored the socio economic impact of the coronavirus on Ghana's economy using a discourse analysis with data from various secondary sources to analyze the impact of the pandemic from the Ghanaian perspective  The findings from the discourse analysis revealed that the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted on the socio economic situation of the citizens of Ghana Whiles an estimated 42,000 people lost their jobs in the first two months of the pandemic in Ghana, tourist attraction sector of the country alone lost $171 million dollars in the past three months due to the partial lockdown and closure of tourism and hospitality centers in the country The study revealed that Ghana's healthcare system has been overwhelmed by the number of increasing cases in the country to extent of making use of temporary structures as isolation and treatment centers of the pandemic The study revealed that Ghana may convert these challenges posed by the COVID 19 pandemic into prospects and opportunities by investing massively in the health sector and creating support for the SMEs which creates massive employment for many Ghanaians  This study focuses on the impact of the COVID 19 on Ghana's economy and how the pandemic has negatively affected the country The study is an exploratory study that makes use of secondary data However, conducting a study with primary data sources from specific communities or regions in the country may not produce the same results The results from the primary level or community level may be different from the general results obtained from the study In future it is expected that the study focuses specifically on the extent of the coronavirus pandemic on Ghana's fiscal deficit which seems to have ballooned in recent times  The study is the first of its kind to extensively explore the socio economic impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the Ghanaian economy The novelty of this paper is that it recognizes governments response to the pandemic and proposes three practical measures adopted to put the country's economy back on its feet through survive, revive and ensuring growth in all sectors of the economy (c) 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited

title: Green Recovery and Nature based solutions in response to the socio economic impact of COVID 19 facing Africa: Building Back Better with Migrants and Youth
abstract: During this decade of Action when governments and other development actors were gearing towards the scaling up of innovative approaches, including those relevant to the green and climate resilient economy, the on going pandemic of COVID 19 has presented unprecedented challenges that are multidimensional. In this current context characterized by mobility restrictions, the destabilization of supply chains and the disruption of cross border trade, the pandemic is further challenging communities' resilience and States' capacity to respond.

title: Immediate Socio economic Impact of COVID 19 on Youth: A Case of Bangladesh
abstract: This paper is the first study done to identify the immediate ways in which the young people in Bangladesh between the ages of 15 to 29 have been affected due to the lockdown. An online survey was carried out for this purpose and results are based on these primary data. Out of all the respondents, 58.6% said they are more worried about their future, 48% said their university graduation has been delayed, 35% reported they lost their motivation to work or study, 27.1% said their school or college completion got delayed and 24.9% said their current monthly income had decreased. Other responses include delays or cancellation of university admission examination for 11% loss in one current job for 9.9% delay in job offers for 8.8% complete loss of a job for 5% and inability to continue education further due to financial stress for another 5% The paper also discusses the likely socio economic impacts these youth may face based on previous experiences from epidemics such as SARS and Ebola and the 2008 global financial crisis.

title: The socio economic and psychosocial impact of Covid 19 pandemic on urban refugees in Uganda
abstract: Considering the COVID 19 global public health crisis, this paper examines the socio cultural, economic and psychosocial impact of the pandemic on urban refugees in Uganda. We analyse the living conditions of urban refugees that make it problematic for them to adhere to public health measures. Since COVID 19 is perceived as "imported" refugees are assumed as its potential transmitters, consequently experiencing heightened stigma and isolation. Lack of culturally and linguistically accessible information and services excludes them from on going efforts to prevent the pandemic. The lockdown has affected refugee livelihoods and increased income insecurity, sexual and gender based violence and anxiety. Given the paucity of Government led services to contain the epidemic, we argue that contingency planning must involve refugees and their communities to access accurate and relevant information in appropriate languages. It is also important to build the capacity of frontline workers to understand the specific needs of refugees to deliver appropriate protection in the context of the pandemic.

title: The socio economic impact of COVID 19 pandemic on the urban poor in Uganda

title: Socio economic Impact of COVID 19 and Media Consumption among Vulnerable Communities in Central Asia

title: Socio economic impact of COVID 19 pandemic in the context of public policy of realization the global sustainable development goal No. 5 "Gender equality"

title: THE SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON YOUNG PEOPLE

title: ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF GWAGWALADA, FCT ABUJA, NIGERIA
abstract: The emergence of COVID 19 and the measures put in place to curtail the spread of the virus and the perceived hardship imposed on people prompted this study with the view to assess the level of awareness of COVID 19 pandemic among the residents of Gwagwalada, examine the level of their access to basic health, social facilities and identify needs and level of support they received during COVID 19 lockdown.  A cross section survey research was employed and a stratified random sampling was employed in the selection of the respondents. Krejcie Morgan, (1970) model was use in determining the sample size, a sample of 373 respondents out of 22308 population was selected and used for this study. The first respondent was selected at random and the subsequent ones systematically. The selected people were served with the questionnaire. The information collected were analyzed and the results were presented in tables and percentages.  The results showed that majority of the respondents are within the ages of 30 39yrs which constituted 38.6% It showed that 55.4% of the respondents are married, 61% had tertiary education, 53.7% was farmers, and 18.3% was civil servants. The average monthly income of the respondents was between N18.000 N35, 000, results showed that 99% was aware of the COVID19 pandemic. About 39% of them knew the symptoms of COVID 19 as cough, fever, tiredness, sore throat, and difficulty in breathing. Their sources of information include rumors (79% social networks (70% and TV/Radio jingles (75% The lockdown affected the social and economic activities of the people such as education, family interaction, their leisure, security among others. Economic effects such as poverty, loss of job, closure of small and medium scale businesses among others. About 87% of the respondents indicated that they never received any assistance/support during the lockdown. As a coping strategies, the respondents sold their assets, reduce their rate of consumption, play games, accepted low wages etcetera and the youths went into protest which lead to looting COVID 19 warehouses in the study area in search of palliatives. The study recommends among others, prompt economy recovery plans in terms of expanded palliatives, social security safety nets and stimulus to residents and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

title: Estimating and projecting air passenger traffic during the COVID 19 coronavirus outbreak and its socio economic impact
abstract: Due to the coronavirus global crisis, most countries have put in place restrictive measures in order to confine the pandemia and contain the number of casualties. Among the restrictive measures, air traffic suspension is certainly quite effective in reducing the mobility on the global scale in the short term but it also has high socio economic impact on the long and short term. The main focus of this study is to collect and prepare data on air passengers traffic worldwide with the scope of analyze the impact of travel ban on the aviation sector. Based on historical data from January 2010 till October 2019, a forecasting model is implemented in order to set a reference baseline. Making use of airplane movements extracted from online flight tracking platforms and on line booking systems, this study presents also a first assessment of recent changes in flight activity around the world as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. To study the effects of air travel ban on aviation and in turn its socio economic, several scenarios are constructed based on past pandemic crisis and the observed flight volumes. It turns out that, according to these hypothetical scenarios, in the first Quarter of 2020 the impact of aviation losses could have negatively reduced World GDP by 0.02% to 0.12% according to the observed data and, in the worst case scenarios, at the end of 2020 the loss could be as high as 1.41 1.67% and job losses may reach the value of 25 30 millions. Focusing on EU27, the GDP loss may amount to 1.66 1.98% by the end of 2020 and the number of job losses from 4.2 to 5 millions in the worst case scenarios. Some countries will be more affected than others in the short run and most European airlines companies will suffer from the travel ban. We hope that that these preliminary results may be of help for informed policy making design of exit strategies from this global crisis.