Items tagged with COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has once again put pressure on the Spanish public healthcare system, which has not yet recovered from the consequences of the 2008 crisis. In the background of the attention given to COVID, a long list of structural problems persists that have sadly become endemic. This article identifies
them, discusses them, and encourages their resolution.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the mobility limitations imposed to try to contain its spread have led to a drastic decrease in emissions of air pollutants and CO2. For the former, the drop in the atmospheric concentrations of the main urban air pollutants leads to a decrease in mortality attributable to air pollution. This has not been the case in the case of CO2 emissions; though they have decreased by close to 8%, that is insufficient to show a measurable impact in the context of the climate crisis. On the other hand, social distancing measures can have counterproductive effects on other prevention systems related to health effects aggravated by climate change, such as in the case of heat waves.

Due to the health emergency and the declaration of confinement, for the protection of the population from COVID-19, State educational centers were forced to continue teaching distance learners. In this work, social media were essential for the continuation of learning.

The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by government measures to restrict activity and social interaction, with negative consequences for the population’s psychological well-being. The objective of this study was to examine, in the context of lockdown, the relationships of the participant’s living space (size of house/number of residents) and their level of education with their psychological well-being, as well as the mediating role of resilience in these relationships.