Analysis: COVID-19 Effects on UK Economy, Health, and Society

This report provides a detailed analysis of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the United Kingdom. It examines the effects on various sectors, including the economy, healthcare, and social life. The report begins with an introduction to statistics and the influence of the pandemic, followed by an in-depth look at the economic repercussions, such as increased unemployment, business closures, and disruptions in trade. The healthcare section highlights the strain on the medical system, including shortages of resources and increased mortality rates. The social impact is discussed, emphasizing the effects of lockdowns, social distancing, and the breakdown of social connections. The report utilizes statistical data, charts, and graphs to illustrate key trends, such as unemployment rates and death rates. The report concludes with a summary of findings, emphasizing the need for preparedness and hygiene in future scenarios. Task 2 focuses on descriptive statistics and graphs, while Task 3 presents the information in a series of slides. References to relevant literature are also included.

Basic Statistics and
ICT Skills

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
The effects of coronavirus in UK................................................................................................1
The ramification of Covid- 19 on health.....................................................................................2
The impact on the economy of the UK........................................................................................3
Impact of Covid on social life in UK...........................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

Task 1
Introduction
Statics is the theory of the forces of the internals or outsiders in the formation. The nation
of the UK has been fluctuated with the reflection of this coronavirus (Kumar and Kumara, 2018).
It affects not only the particular sector or field but also overall the country and each and every
sector that influence the economy. In this report, it discusses about the impact on the social life,
economy and the healthcare sector due to the corona virus and examine the death rate as well as
unemployment rate.
The effects of coronavirus in UK
The economy of the nation of the UK id managed by government in proper and
systematic way. The nation was badly influenced by the pandemic of coronavirus. There was
disruption everywhere because all the fields and sector were affected by Covid -19. For the
purpose of reducing the fluctuations or movements of the person the strict lockdown was
obligated or imposed through UK's government in all over the nation. The elections were also
postponed due to this. It was spreading day by day and number of the death cases has been also
increased so the government has announced it as a pandemic (Tountopoulou, Vlachaki and
Triantafillopoulou, 2021). It leads to diminution in the GDP of the nation by 30 percent and
deficiency in the job or employment. The factories and industries were also closed, there were
not any single transaction of anything. In the result, the people were suffered from necessary
things. They could not go anywhere because of the lockdown, it restricted travelling also. There
were no export and imports of the commodities and services. All these kind of factors affected
the economy of the UK. It was declined.
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As per the above presented line chart shows that the number of death persons has been increased
between the December 2020 to January 2021. After this, it has been started to reduced.
The ramification of Covid- 19 on health
The UK country considers as the most effected nation from the Covid- 19 pandemic in
the sector of healthcare. At the time of this pandemic, they have faced the shortage or deficiency
of the beds, oxygen cylinders, medicines and other equipments and resources in the hospital that
are related to the medical sector. Along with these they had to suffered from lack of the doctors,
nurses and other staffs. Due to absence of these medical facilities, the citizens or patients were
faced number of problems or issues, some of them lost their life. It means due to delay of proper
treatment; the number of deaths has been increased. The government of the UK nation was
facing or struggling a lot to meet up with the requirement of the medical facilities. Due to the
pandemic, the citizens or people had started to taking stress because they were losing their jobs,
their loved ones or relatives (Kleib and Nagle, 2018). It was very difficult to survive and live
their livelihood for them. The people who had already faced dangerous diseases such as cancer,
diabetes, diagnose and other various diseases, were not capable to care themselves with proper
treatment as they did not capable to step out for taking treatment due to the lockdown.
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The impact on the economy of the UK
Effects on the unemployment
The joblessness in every nation plays an essential role for the nation. It does not affect
not only particular individuals but also influence all over the country (Cassetta and et al., 2020).
It aids in improving and raising the country's development for their population with improving
their lifestyle. In this pandemic, the nation had to closed their offices, factories and business as
well. The number of the employed persons suddenly maximized and leads to reduction in the
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finance or investment of the people of the UK. It generated the unemployment rate more. The
persons were fighting even for fulfilment of their basic necessities. The joblessness persons were
maximized from march to end of the year, December 2020 (Ruiz, 2020). the corona virus has
drastically effected the life of middle and lower class people that was included in sites of the
constructions, cleaners, sweepers, factories, waiters, staffs and assistants in the kitchen and so
on. If the human beings worked then their pay or salaries was reduced because there pay or
income was totally based on the company or business and it was closed for specific time period
due to the continuous spreading of this virus. On the other side, the other employees such as
software developers, managers, professionals like CA and others were less affected because they
were working from their home as well. But these employees cover only 7 percent part of whole
the population. Later, due to utilizing number of modern techniques such as job opportunities by
online platform were enhanced so the economy is started to retrieving.
From the above bar chart, it has been concluded that the unemployment rate has been fluctuated
as per the scenario. The highest unemployment rate is in the month of the January, Feb. March
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Illustration 1: United Kingdom: Unemployment rate from January 2021 to January
2022

and May, 2021. That are 5, 4.9, 4.8 and 4.8 percent respectively. After may it has been started to
declined. Because the pandemic was at its peak in the month of May. After this people started to
fight with pandemic.
Impact of Covid on social life in UK
This pandemic considers as the most communicable disease so the government had to
imposed the lockdown on 23 march 2020. As it was strict lockdown so the human beings were
forced to stay at their home and avoid to step out or social gathering. The government of the
nation of United Kingdom has furnished several precautions such as isolation, sanitize hand time
to time, clean the surface, maintain the social distancing, put the mask as well as face shields for
keep protecting themselves by germs or virus (Bhushan and et al., 2021). Due to this pandemic,
the individuals has broken their link among the persons or their relatives.
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CONCLUSION
As per the above report of 'corona virus death' it has been concluded that the nation of the
UK has suffered from the serve downfall in the UKs economy. It is evaluated that the death rate
was increased until everyone get their vaccination done. It has been also examined that human
being must have safe background for unwanted scenario for survive their lives and take care of
hygiene as well. As per the above report, it has been found that the unemployment rate is still
increasing after the pandemic and inflation rate is also high so the government of the UK is
working on it to.
TASK 2
Stage 1
Stage 2
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Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Utilizing the percentage of data in a table
Stage 1
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Stage 2
Descriptive Statistics and Graphs using Skill
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Stage 2
stage 3
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stage 4
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TASK 3
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