In: Accounting
COVID-19 is just not impacting the business and employment in
the world but it will be affecting the political and social
changes. Despite strong measures taken by the governments of the
countries on social distancing, lockdown, financial help, it will
be having the long-lasting impact of recession for years to
come.
Till the time there is some medicine or vaccine is developed and
this crisis is solved, economists can't even predict how long will
the recession last. IT people are losing their jobs, companies are
laying off employees, governments have cut salaries for all the
employees, the unemployment rate began to rise again. It will be
having a worse effect than the 2008 recession.
"The analysis by the UN Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (DESA) said the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting global
supply chains and international trade. With nearly 100 countries
closing national borders during the past month, the movement of
people and tourism flows have come to a screeching halt."
Dow Jones Industrial Average took the deepest downturn since 1987
amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Countries are now moving towards the
recession, given the scales of business and commerce shutting down.
Only essential services are being provided, all other industries
are closed and affecting the economy on a large scale. The
financial markets are reacting to these shocks and will remain to
be extra volatile for a significant period of time.