Basic Statistics and ICT skills: The Impact of Covid-19 on Health, Economic and Social care

Basic Statistics and ICT skills

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Task 1: The Impact of Covid-19 on Health, Economic and Social care

Introduction

This essay deals with the heterogeneous impacts of Corona virus pandemic on public health, social care and financial status of United Kingdom. The given statistical data provides an all- inclusive outline of impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare, social life transformation of public and deflating economy of UK(Rebecca etal.,20 This report analysis includes how covid-19 made a difference in mortality rates, how unemployment rate become high due to economic downfall and transformation of personal and social life because of the pandemic. The holistic approach of this report highlights the noteworthy issues faced during this groundbreaking catastrophe.

Main body

COVID-19 in the UK

The cases of Covid 19 spread like wild fire all over the world and UK is no exception. In early 2020 reports of confirmed cases of the disease came into light which gravely affected UK as time passed by. There was a sudden surge of new admission during February 2021 where new cases per day were more than 45000, followed by a decline during mid-2021. This first wave was followed by second wave of COVID 19 right after 5-7 months with the presence of new variant in lower magnitude than the initial wave.

As shown in the line chart, there is a sharp rise in the cases of covid during the first wave, resulting in national lockdown as an initiative to stop the spread. This left no choice but to implement renewed rules and restrictions to deterrent further diffusion of the disease. Extensive vaccination drives and public obedience towards following the health guidelines attributed in a gradual decrease in cases by mid 2021. Despite the increase and decrease in the cases, the emergence of new variants shed light on the vigilant need for surveillance and adaptive health responses by public.

Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare in the UK.

During the period of pandemic the health services of UK went through extreme pressure as the hospitals were packed, and faced lack of facilities especially during the peak of covid wave. The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare in the UK has been very distinct, as presented in the pie chart showing monthly death ratios. Pie chart data reveals in January and April 2021 itself, the monthly death cases reached to 16%, thus overwhelming the National Health Services and the healthcare professionals who worked even after being exhausted under such extreme pressure, sacrificing their own wellbeing. This pandemic reflected the need for finding solution for systemic drawbacks, also promoted a re-evaluation of emergency strategies, priorities of healthcare and need of a flexible and strong support system for both the medical staffs and patients.

The impact of COVID-19 on the economy in the UK

The repercussions of COVID-19 faced by UK economy are very severe, as demonstrated by the bar chart of monthly unemployment data for. The data reveals a sharp rise in unemployment rates, rising in between October – November 2021. Due to pandemic many businesses closed, and job security reduced, causing economic instability for many families and individuals. Personally, I have observed friends and family struggling with job losses, going for remote work and searching for alternative sources of income. This unusual situation has highlighted the value of economic elasticity and need for versatile strategies to face future crises, as well as addresses the need for better governmental support in the affected sectors.

The impact of COVID-19 on social life

Covid-19 not only affected the health and economy of nation but also impacted the social life of people of the nation. Social interactions and the dynamic of community are also different from pre-covid time. The picture added below shows the status of the country after lockdown was implemented and how there is no signs of social gathering, thus presenting the impact of covid on social life of public.

Figure: Square in UK illustrating the situation of complete lockdown and lack of social interaction

Source: (BCC, 2020)

Since lockdown lead to no social gatherings and isolations, thus the solution for interaction was through virtual platforms. Personally, the sudden isolation from friends and family became rare and not able to maintain connections in person was very challenging for me. This surge in virtual interactions shed light on the importance of physical presence of person in a relationship. Social norms are changed, highlighting the need for flexibility and resilience in maintaining social connections during such challenging times.

Conclusion

To conclude, Covid-19 has impacted the health, the economy, and the social life in UK to extreme extent. The data depicts the critical and challenging time, and changes, showing both the strength and drawbacks in the society and system. From my experience, this pandemic left a essential lesson, to learn the importance of community and human life along with the need for a more resilient health care and financial system and better be prepared for such future crisis.

Task 2: Activities for Descriptive Statistics and Graphs using ICT Skills

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Task 3: PowerPoint presentation

References

ONS (2024a) Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/ (Accessed: 04/04/2024).

ONS (2024b) Deaths registered in England and Wales. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/ (Accessed: 04/04/2024).

ONS (2024c) LFS: ILO Unemployment rate: UK: All: Aged 16-64: %: SA. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/ (Accessed: 04/04/2024).

Moosavian, R., Walker, C. and Blick, A., 2022. Coronavirus legislative responses in the UK: regression to panic and disdain of constitutionalism. N. Ir. Legal Q., 73, p.102.