COVID-19 lockdown has affected the livelihood of many people worldwide. A study published on 3 April in a journal named JAMA Psychiatry says that in addition to the COVID-19 deaths due to infection or illness, people are also dying of suicides due to the fear of infection, lack of freedom, loneliness, exhaustion, hunger, lack of livelihood and denial of medical care. The lockdown has mainly affected the lower-class people of the society that includes labourers, farmers and daily wagers. The sudden implementation of lockdown and its extension have made them deprived of many livelihood resources like food, forcing them to take their own lives.
Not only the poor, but people from every social class have been affected. Take a look at a few reasons responsible for the increase in suicide mortality amid COVID-19 lockdown. COVID-19: How To Care For People With Alzheimer's During The Lockdown 1.…
