School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Sci Prog. 2021 Apr-Jun;104(2):368504211019854. doi: 10.1177/00368504211019854.
COVID-19, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th of March 2020, leading to some form of lockdown across almost all countries of the world. The extent of the global pandemic due to COVID-19 has a significant impact on our lives that must be studied carefully to combat it. This study highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on crucial aspects of daily life globally, including; Food security, Global economy, Education, Tourism, hospitality, sports and leisure, Gender Relation, Domestic Violence/Abuse, Mental Health and Environmental air pollution through a systematic search of the literature. The COVID-19 global lockdown was initiated to stem the spread of the virus and 'flatten the curve' of the pandemic. However, the impact of the lockdown has had far-reaching effects in different strata of life, including; changes in the accessibility and structure of education delivery to students, food insecurity as a result of unavailability and fluctuation in prices, the depression of the global economy, increase in mental health challenges, wellbeing and quality of life amongst others. This review article highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown across the globe. As the global lockdown is being lifted in a phased manner in various countries of the world, it is necessary to explore its impacts to understand its consequences comprehensively. This will guide future decisions that will be made in a possible future wave of the COVID-19 pandemic or other global disease outbreak.
2020 年 3 月 11 日，世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布由严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2 型（SARS-CoV-2）引起的 COVID-19 为大流行，导致世界上几乎所有国家都采取了某种形式的封锁措施。COVID-19 大流行的全球范围对我们的生活产生了重大影响，必须仔细研究以应对。本研究通过系统检索文献，强调了 COVID-19 大流行封锁对全球日常生活关键方面的影响，包括：粮食安全、全球经济、教育、旅游、酒店、体育和休闲、性别关系、家庭暴力/虐待、心理健康和环境空气污染。COVID-19 全球封锁是为了阻止病毒传播和“拉平”大流行曲线而启动的。然而，封锁的影响在生活的不同阶层产生了深远的影响，包括：学生接受教育的可及性和结构发生变化、由于供应和价格波动导致粮食不安全、全球经济衰退、心理健康挑战增加、幸福感和生活质量下降等。这篇综述文章强调了 COVID-19 大流行封锁对全球的影响。随着世界各国分阶段解除全球封锁，有必要探索其影响，全面了解其后果。这将指导未来在 COVID-19 大流行或其他全球疾病爆发的可能浪潮中做出决策。
