The effect of Covid-19 on families

Dr. Mirza, coronavirus is definitely having an effect on families and especially people with their multi-generational living and the ability to interact with the older generation. What are your views on that in terms of how that's playing a part in adding additional burdens to people? Well, sure, you know, we as humans rely on having a community and then a community within a community and being not able to see your family, your friends, your elderly parents is of course going to have some sort of psychological impact on you. But that again has to be balanced against their own health. We know that the elderly are more vulnerable and the children are the super spreaders. So again, it's a sacrifice that we're having to make. All of are having to make this sacrifice, including the medical fraternity who may have children, and there have been examples of doctors and nurses who've been unable to go home and see their children because they don't necessarily want to take the virus and infect them, and they've been living in hospital accommodation or separately. So it's definitely going to have an impact on family life. But again, it's one of those things which is a necessity at the moment, And in a way, you're actually protecting your elderly and your relatives, but as a sequel to that, there will be a side effect of isolation and again, a mental health impact on that. But to try and stay positive and say, actually, we're doing it for the greater good. We're doing it to actually help them survive, and therefore we're not spreading the infection. And then hopefully, one day when this is over, and then hopefully it will be over, then it's a cause for celebration that actually the sacrifice has been worth it. course there is a saying that you know the fruits of weight are very sweet.