At the front line of COVID-19 — forgotten victims?

In a sense, we are all ‘victims’ of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. Our lives have been changed dramatically by its effects at the domestic, community, regional, national and international levels. None of us born since WWII has experienced the restrictions of movement/activity we are experiencing as ‘lockdown’, albeit with some signs of relaxation now. There are serious wellbeing issues associated with being confined to the home for the majority of time, and no doubt those suffering domestic strain, let alone abuse, are truly ‘suffering’. One thinks also of those self-denying or being denied access to treatment for other health conditions because of the necessary concentration of health resources upon COVID-19 patients. All of this without considering the serious economic effects of deprivation of income for many people who really cannot afford any reduction in their already stretched incomes. However, some are more equal than others, as Orwell had it.

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