Impact of COVID-19 on UK: Healthcare, Economy, and Social Life

This report examines the widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the United Kingdom, focusing on healthcare, the economy, and social life. It uses statistical data to illustrate the pandemic's effects, including COVID-19 cases and death figures, healthcare system strains, and economic consequences like rising unemployment rates. The report highlights the challenges faced by the healthcare sector due to increased demand and supply chain issues, as well as the pandemic's social implications, such as psychological problems and disruptions to education and daily routines. It concludes that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on the UK's economy, healthcare, and social well-being, emphasizing the need for measures to mitigate the negative consequences.

Basic statistics and ICT skills

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Impact of Covid-19 in the UK in general. ..................................................................................3
Impact of pandemic on healthcare in UK. ..................................................................................4
Consequences of Covid-19 on economy......................................................................................5
Impact of Covid-19 on social life. ..............................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

TASK 1
INTRODUCTION
The task discusses the impact of Covid-19 on daily life in UK, with following categories'
healthcare, social and economic. This will covered by using various statistics data, the impact of
Covid-19 on healthcare in UK which states through using relevant ratios. Along with this also
evaluate the impact of pandemic on economy in UK and this make the use of monthly
unemployment figures in 2020. Moreover, the impact of Covid-19 on social life, with using
some relevant sources.
MAIN BODY
Impact of Covid-19 in the UK in general.
The UK government that have announced the worldwide about lock down and citizen
have been asked to leave their homes unless with their essential needs and also gathering of more
than two people that have been banned. The UK government which have also currently sees no
shortage in medical provision but has considered institution to their retain of medical supplies.
On 26 Aug 2021, coronavirus cases seems to be 66,66,399 and total deaths, 1,32,243. This also
seems that in 2020, the high cases of Covid-19 in death cases and the chart that states about
death cases in 14/05/2020 approx. 1400. Along with this, also about the 26 Feb. 2021 data that
shows about the high death cases approx 1600 (Khan, Williamson and Trompeter, 2021). Over
the year a half of Covid-19 pandemic, that have change state acquainted with every day data on
the number of having new cases, various other services across the UK that have faced huge
issues during the period, UK that have reported wide and any difference in peaks and troughs
across their many countries.

From the graph, it has been confirmed that cases become more useful way for tracking the
change crosswise the various countries and widespread testing that rolled out more towards the
end of May-June. This also states that occupational and household factor that could also include
the high rates of Covid at the basic and more evident in this wave.
Impact of pandemic on healthcare in UK.
The healthcare domain that was prepared for tackling the public health emergency and
the existing which state of affairs that healthcare industry were not robust in terms of policies,
risk management, supply chain management and sourcing procurement. In present, healthcare
system across the various countries in UK that are struggling and massive imbalance in supply
and demand, across the SCM challenges (Ferry And et.al., 2021). The ratio, that can be total
Illustration 2: Number of death involving COVID-19 by
date of actual death
03/03/2020
29/06/2020
25/10/2020
20/02/2021
18/06/2021
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Death Figure
Illustration 1: Death figure in UK

cases of Covid-19, 66,66,399 and total death that can be 13,22,43 while having the death ratio
can be 50.41022 approx. As per given in graph that due to pandemic, healthcare which is
spending more towards the increasing cases, companies which are conducted research, develop
potential vaccines and manufacturing or supply the medical equipment.
As, they are facing issues due to not having enough supply of medicine and restricted towards
purchasing further imposing about financial pressure on healthcare sector. Several instances, that
could also lead with having issues of sanitizer and face masks have been noted in developing
countries and this could lead the negatively impacts over the healthcare sector (Rathnayake,
Clarke and Jayasinghe, 2021). From the above graph, this seems that high rates of Covid cases in
UK along with death cases across the various countries. Recovered ratio that have been also
evaluated 65,27,214 and still many of the people are suffering from the pandemic.
Consequences of Covid-19 on economy.
With economic process, environment change, infectious diseases outbreaks and have
become the global threats for the requiring about the collective response. This also seems that
high risk of infection and recorded groups which traced the legacy of cumulative inequities at the
social determinants of health. From the graph, this could be analysis of the impacts of pandemic
and economic that have been fallout, but remaining the prevalent among the people (Brodeur and
et.al., 2021). This could be seemed that high rate of unemployment data is rising and this could
lead their employee for losing the jobs and inequities. Considerable more about the evidence
suggest that reduce the poverty and also helps for improving the education and health.
total cases
total death
death ratio
Illustration 3: Total death ratio

The data that have been discussed 2020 Jan 1364 number of employee which have lost their jobs
and this could be high rates as compare to other months in 2020. In Nov 2020, huge employee
have become job less approx 1744 and this could keep the high negative impacts on economic in
UK. The report that have been said about the rise in poverty around 14%-16% in rural and urban
area during the last pandemic year (Boettke and Powell, 2021). While the creation of new
employment with the social security benefits and also keeping the restoration of loss
employment during the Covid-19.
Impact of Covid-19 on social life.
The outbreak which have affected lives in overall section of society as citizen are also
keeping themselves quarantine at their homes to prevent from the spread of virus. The lock down
that have taken the serious implication on resulting of psychological problem that including the
stress, depression and in order to impacts over the students. This could highly affect the students
with different age group: time spent more on online classes, sleeping habits, daily fitness routine,
social life and mental health (Yeyati, 2021). The impacts which suggest the public authorities
and should take all necessary measure to enhance in learning the negative impacts that caused
due to pandemic. Early evidence towards the health and economic impacts virus being
disproportionately by below poverty people. The people are working from home they are also
causing the huge issues and many other fitness issues. Thus, youth are also critical to limiting
about the virus spreading and have the huge impacts on public health, economy at large.
2020 JAN
2020 MAR
2020 MAY
2020 JUL
2020 SEP
2020 NOV
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Illustration 4: Unemployment rate

CONCLUSION
From the above report it had been concluded that, outbreak pandemic have destroyed
many things and also have the huge impact on the economy mainly on employee working at
various sector. As they loss their jobs and become the homeless. Along with this healthcare
facilities was also not provided properly to the patients, and they have to face many issues
related to their health. Social life of people are suffering more and more, and they are also facing
health issues due to having pandemic.
Illustration 5: The human impact of COVID-19

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pandemic. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine.
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