Hello from Greece,
I'd like to discuss any repercussions that stem from Covid-19 response measures (Or lockdown depending on where you are), either Economical, Psychological or anything else you can think of.
We've been in lockdown since the early days of November, only retail has been reopened and even that isn't open in every region due to a rise of cases in them. Moreover, the recent surge of cases throughout the whole country might be leading to a 3rd lockdown (like it is much different from now). Definitely, the economic repercussions are huge throughout the world, since most countries have taken extreme measures in order to suppress the pandemic. However, the combination of financial depression and quarantine, could lead to clinical depression in a respectable percentage of the population.
Seeing it from my point of view, being in home, almost 24/7, while the supermarket or to the pharmacy being the only way out is depressing and driving me nuts. We can also go out for exercise/walking. I'm living in a region that is characterized as "Red zone", everything closes at 5.30 p.m, while we cannot leave the house after 6pm. My only escape is going out cycling every once in a while.
I'd like to discuss the financial and the mental repercussions of the pandemic plus, how do you cope with the Lockdown yourself?
I definitely agree with your comment about being trapped with limited options to go out. It has eased in my country, however there were some benefits really - it was great for the environment at the beginning as almost every car was off the road and the silence was blissful. It also made me and people in general re-evaluate what is really needed in life, many people became savers for the first time ever and stopped being as wasteful as they were in the past. It showed that the world could continue even if a lot of people were working from home which was hard to imagine on the same scale before - also highlighting the real core jobs required to keep society alive and especially the great work of the emergency services. It will get better slowly, let's just take the best parts and keep them as long as we can.