it's up close and personal the pandemic with. diarrhea starts many. w. . this is the end of newsnight from leonard global mental health crisis looms as a result of the coronavirus patent demick united nations warns that to millions of people surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation and poverty suffering severe mental stress also on the program the u.k. has europe's highest are covered 19 death toll but white of britons from ethnic minorities face

a much higher risk from the disease in others. i'm feel gail welcome to the program the united nations has warned of a global mental health crisis brought on by the corona virus pandemic u.n. secretary general antonio tatar says that governments and health authorities need to act quickly to manage the psychological suffering of millions in lockdown who are unemployed or working on the front lines of the medical emergency. her name is neville many. and she's been fighting coronavirus on the front lines in albania for more than 2 months. but enormous passion will sacrifice. colonel embarrassed for this midwest have a 15 month old daughter. sandy

i also have a 10 year old son and i have parents who could be at risk because they also have other health issues and that scared me. at this washington d.c. food bank the hardship is economic with millions laid off and school meals gone with the lessons families are also struggling to cope with the mental stress brought on by hunger because right now struggling with. meaningful steps that it isn't that much every little bit helps keep the house steady now the united nations is arguing governments to be proactive. the covered $1000.00 pandemic is not we think families and communities with additional mental stress those most at risk are front line else workers older people

a dollar sense and young people those with preexisting mental conditions and those caught up in conflict and crisis we must help them and stand by them. psychologists in the u.k. who are trying to help don't always creating a number of cartoons to help families manage the additional shereen of loctite to do with their us all the early. and that's not a surprise really when you think. members of the support group for people suffering from depression or by paul are normally me tom bone dry beach but social distancing rules have forced them online for sharing their our stories mice you not feel alive you know that it actually puts a perspective on your own life and i think perspective is really important. certainly of these times now and it's a fresh outlook that international body see is now vital to ensure 19 doesn't leave millions more struggling with mental health problems. dr deborah castillo is

director of the world health organizations mental health and substance abuse division welcome to the dublin dr before this pandemic a mental health services were often underfunded compared to physical health services so what more does the w.h.o. want countries to do on top of spending billions on bailing out their economies well some of those billions should be used to. develop mental health services where they were not when when you were making your comment i would think it would actually you know really 2 percent of the health budget goes to mental health which is very low percentage if we can see then that 30 percent of the disability in east related to mental health conditions so what we need is to use this as an opportunity in this crazy same in any opportunity to build.

a system where mental health issues are going to be considered impacted the physical conditions so without action on the mental health front what sort of long term effects do you anticipate. well there they didn't numbered of of for cincinnati is but 1st of all i would say is this effort in cell phone of people affected by these conditions we have mortar dramatic examples coming from for example the economy grace is in 2008 where in some countries they were talking about death of despair when the people where a dying by suicide or. drug abuse due to their economic. situation and the impact that that was having in their midst and helped said we don't want to get there we want to do what needs to be done enough to soon provide

the support that is needed like in some of the examples that you and mentioned in the series see if. the rationally watch you say makes sense but we were these were these a strange times and we're dealing with governments and quite often a principal concern with what is in front of them what can be seen in this v. emergency that you are talking about is often unseen quite often until it's too late so do you anticipate having much success with your call. well we hope that this is going to make our countries realize how serious the situation is if we do not take action then we will have a huge percentage of people that will be and seriously affected that will have an impact in the economy of the country if we're to move the country is. that well being and in front of these phrases they want to find a way to overcome it and to to go. move forward with

a with their economy and their situation then taking care of the of their mental health of the book religion is also a key component because you we're talking you know merge and see situations one in 5 persons god having it meant to have completion in and in studies done in humanitarian crisis countries in conflict one in in 5 if we do some estimation of that number 2 compared to the number of current prices the number of these days is really big you can't afford any and no country can that kind of forward to help all those people out of the workforce receiving. attention can it's way more expensive there's a remaining can of that i'm talking about phenomenal numbers that w.h.r. is emergency director emergency start to mike ryan says a covered 19 may never go away what does he mean by that.

well you should ask that gradually end but meaning that it could take a long time you know not that sue if the divide is over and so what i'm concerned about is what are the implications then for this is say you see if we need to change the way we do things if we need to change the way we interact with each other if we needs to. change the way we used to water cool used to go to school we used to have fun all that we have implications for many a fast for most of the b.b.c. hopefully we will act and we will overcome and we will be resilient but many others will not and we have impact in the admin to help us in thank you for your time thank you for joining us dr deborah castor oil from the world health organization. quick look now at some of your other coronavirus and developments as the global

a death toll hovers around 300000 european union med since agency says a vaccine could prevent the image here in an optimistic scenario russia now has more than 250000 confirmed cases and to see the dramatic spike in infections of the last month it now has the 2nd highest number of cases after the u.s. and japan is lifting its coronavirus state of emergency had a shadow in most of the country decision about the other areas he's due next week. i mean kerry has europe. covered 19. 1000 people have died of the disease since a pandemic began disproportionate number of them from ethnic minorities for example black people in the u.k. times as likely to die from the disease as white people according to. office for national statistics. reports the. doctor has had enough which is why she came here to downing street to protest even though

she's 6 months pregnant she had to fight for a protective hospital because there just wasn't enough. need today the doctors nurses and health. tragically and senselessly deported more than 200 health care workers have died in britain so far 2 thirds of them were ethnic minorities. here in the united kingdom data has shown that the virus does indeed discriminate even though everybody has access to free health care experts are unsure about the reasons but say they vary from overcrowded housing to preexisting medical conditions what is clear though is that covert 19 revealed longstanding existing inequalities in british society which rings true in this multiethnic neighborhood of brixton one of the covert hotspots in the capital patients and hospitals across the country

a 4 times more likely to die from corona virus and white ones most people here where and have changed their behavior. much more carefully march. just this. is something that is killing everybody and i just need to keep myself or my family safe that's the main thing so i don't know i'm not focused on the fact that it's black. i don't even home or nothing. so far medics and experts haven't figured out why minorities and the u.k.'s so disproportionately affected by cope at 19 the government launched an inquiry last month there's also been discussion of shielding minorities from front line jobs and unrealistic approach some faith isn't economic priorities but there are limited social actions because of these crimes and. it's all very well.

you need turn away from other people's forests but if it's a choice between living off. some people who will be presented with with with the. back at downing street this helps to encourage others to also speak up to prevent more deaths of ethnic minority patients and her colleagues. some other stories making headlines around the world now starting in burundi which is sort of the exposing of a team of world health organization experts coordinating the country's response to the pandemic the w.h.o. has previously voiced concerns about crowded political rallies ahead of the country's presidential election the un says it deeply regrets the expulsions. the chinese city of the original source of the krona virus pandemic is conducting mass testing of its 11000000 residents over the next 10 days

a cluster of fresh cases has raised fears of a 2nd wave infection. 5 people have died in a truck bomb attack in afghanistan the vehicle blew up near a military court in the eastern city of god dess wounding at least 20 others including civilians and military personnel taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility. for the swearing in of israel's new unity government has been delayed until sunday prime minister benjamin netanyahu former rival and new coalition partner benny gantz for the 3 day delay mr netanyahu says he needs more time to finalize copiers appointments from within his likud party. well as we heard earlier health care workers and others are suffering severe stress from their work fighting covered 191 hospital in mexico has taken on a new employee whose mission it is to help relieve that stress. preparing for work on the front lines during a pandemic you can never be too careful. mate holly that 3 year old pug who works 2

hours a day at a mexican hospital to help raise spirits among health care workers say. there were any good in some colleagues want to carry harley or play with him right away we have to consider the long lasting deprivation of physical contact the most is it significant especially for staff on the front lines who have even segregated themselves from their own families to avoid the possibility of infection. hollies i know let's see it says she's surprised by all the smiles hollies brought out of the health care workers treating patients with cut it 19. it was you know one effect always been an important buffer against all kinds of stress psychological mental and emotional as we as health professionals experience on a daily basis people during the long grueling days of work in the crown of our section of this hospital pipe so high that little holly can bring some polls to to

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