Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic explained

the COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‑2). Its impact has been broad, affecting general society, the global economy, culture, ecology, politics, and other areas. These aspects are discussed across many articles:

Economic impact

See main article: Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 2020 Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war
• 2020 stock market crash
• Charitable activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Moldovan–Romanian collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic
• COVID-19 recession
• Financial market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mink farming

By country

• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in India
  • Indian migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
  • • • COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment July Jobs Stimulus
  • Economic Recovery Plan 2021
  • Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
• Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

By industry

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on airlines
    • World's longest domestic flight
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer products
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the meat industry in Canada
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the meat industry in the United States
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on journalism
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism
• Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Impact on culture and entertainment

• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
  • List of films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
  • 2020 UK GCSE and A-Level grading controversy
  • Homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in Ghana
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the Republic of Ireland
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the United Kingdom
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the United States
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
  • By type
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on combat sports
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disc golf
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorsport
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rugby league
  • By country
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports in the Republic of Ireland
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Philippine sports
  • Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television
  • • • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States List of American television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage
  • COVID-19 pandemic in popular culture
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fashion industry Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the video game industry
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Walt Disney Company

Impact on information

• Media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 misinformation by governments
  • COVID-19 misinformation by China
  • COVID-19 misinformation by the United States
  • COVID-19 misinformation in Canada
  • COVID-19 misinformation in the Philippines
  • List of unproven methods against COVID-19
  • Plandemic
• Wikipedia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Impact on society and rights

• Gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Human rights issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic on human rights in Argentina
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foster care in the United States
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers
• Legal issues
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on abortion in the United States
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisons
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care facilities
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the LGBT community
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on funerals
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hajj
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Catholic Church
• Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • • • Coronavirus party Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media
  • Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
  • Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
  • Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
  • Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
  • Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  • Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African-American communities
    • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Native American tribes and tribal communities
  • Social stigma associated with COVID-19
• Strikes during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Workplace hazard controls for COVID-19

Political impact

See main article: Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• By country:
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics in Malaysia
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics in the Republic of Ireland
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics in Russia
• European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international relations
  • Federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
  • International aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • • International reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Global ceasefire
• List of COVID-19 pandemic legislation
• National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • German government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Ghanaian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Indian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Indian state government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Irish government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Nigerian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Philippine government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Russian government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Swedish government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • United States responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
    • U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Trump administration communication during the COVID-19 pandemic
    • U.S. state and local government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • California government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Eastern States Multi-state Council
      • Midwest Governors Regional Pact
      • New York state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Texas government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Western States Pact
  • Vietnamese government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Protests over COVID-19 policies in Italy
    • • • • Protests over COVID-19 policies in Germany COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in New Zealand 2020–2021 Serbian protests
      • COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in the United Kingdom COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in the United States
    • 2020 United States anti-lockdown protests
    • Open the States
• United Nations' response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• World Health Organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Others

• • Anthropause COVID-19 lockdowns
• Evacuations related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Evacuations by India related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Evacuations by the Philippines related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Food security during the COVID-19 pandemic Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on animals
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ICU capacity
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on language Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on other health issues
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on overseas Filipinos
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on science and technology
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migration Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the military
  • Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq
• Pandemic fatigue
• Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic
• COVID-19 pandemic deaths
  • List of deaths due to COVID-19
  • COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country