5 Grim Realities of Life After Coronavirus You Need to Come to Terms With
Published in Best Life in February 2020, this article by Sarah Crow outlines long-term societal changes from the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring insights from Dr. Todd Minars of Minars Dermatology.
- Medical Bankruptcies: Dr. Todd Minars notes the pandemic ended medicine as a recession-proof career. Shelter-in-place mandates caused severe financial losses for independent specialists, forcing single-doctor practices to close and seek employment within larger medical groups.
- Food Shortages: Supply disruptions will worsen global food insecurity. This disproportionately harms high-poverty and minority communities, leaving them vulnerable to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension due to limited healthy food access.
- Entertainment Venues: Public fear and strict safety protocols will cap event crowds at half to one-third of normal capacity.
- Office Downsizing: A permanent shift to remote work will reduce physical office teams and cause job losses. Traditional open offices must be completely redesigned for personal safety.
- Altered Schools: Daily student routines will permanently change to require masks, temperature checks, physical distancing, and hybrid schedules split between in-person and online learning.
Read the full article here.
