PROBLEMS FACED BY THE DEPRIVED SECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC COVID-19

 

Major portion of employment in India is provided by the unorganized sector. There is a large no. of migrant workers from various states that travel to metropolitan cities for work. People who have lower income have faced challenges in their income.

 

These workers are daily wage earners, so due to lockdown, they have no income. The government has provided food grains and Rs1000, but these haven't reached the ultimate beneficiary due to various issues like mismatch of Information, absence of records or even due to the inefficiencies of the respective states. This crisis has transformed into a labor and an economic market shock, resulting not only in the decreasing supply but also in the increasing Demands.

 

The affects in the production level is now spreading to the supply market all over the globe.

The people who have low income, in remote areas and from marginalized groups they may face greater challenge of health care. During the outbreak phase of covid-19, a number of decisive measures are taken to combat the spread of the disease. It has resulted in many changes in our daily lives. Every institution has been shut down in different parts of the country to cancellation of many national and international events such as IPL and NBA. Even the economy will also be adversely impacted. Self-isolation is regarded as one of the key strategies in reducing or flattening the curve of infection rates.  But there living spaces are so small that practicing social distancing is a far cry , the health of females (especially pregnant ) ones who do not have the basic resources in terms of food , shelter and money to buy the necessities is risking 2 lives (one of which hasn't come to life till now and herself ).

 

In the world's least developed countries about 1000 million people are at risk. These countries are lacking in medical infrastructure. The ongoing death poll from covid-19 pandemic in the country portends a looming disaster on countries such as Italy and USA. People of all ages are being infected by the virus. Older people and people with pre-existing medical problems are more vulnerable to becoming severely ill. Government should also ensure that the treatment or the vaccine for covoid-19 should be affordable and accessible for all the people. Corona virus is a devastating blow to children in poverty. So far coronavirus resulted less severe cases among children but it can affect their lives in different manner. People of the deprived section including those displaced by the conflicts live in the vulnerable condition including camps, streets etc.  Many will not be in a position to practice distancing or imply the basic hygiene measure. Health care resources are not yet easily available because of this people face more health issues. To cope with the challenge many countries have already taken actions. but in many countries there is no health care provision, the poorest are unable to pay for testing.  Poorest household needs support to survive the shock and ensure their most vulnerable family member-the children,  elder, the one with disabilities-are protected. Governments are scaling up the income support.