Covid’s Emotional Toll on the World’s Youngsters
A new survey lays bare the intangible consequences of illness, lockdown and quarantine on the world’s children.
For most, learning is even more remote.
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As Covid-19 drags into a new school year, and second waves threaten many countries lucky enough to have escaped their first, the more intangible consequences of illness, lockdown and quarantine are becoming gradually apparent.
According to a disturbing new report from Save the Children, the pandemic’s impact on the youngest generation has been deep and detrimental — and is getting worse. The 37-country survey taken from May through July 2020 of 17,565 parents and caregivers, and 8,069 children aged between 11 and 17, revealed: