Covid 19 coronavirus: Young people s despair deepens as crisis drags on
14 Feb, 2021 07:23 PM
9 minutes to read The pandemic feels like a big stop in our lives, said Philaé Lachaux, 22. The virus forced her to move back into her family home near Paris. Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov, The New York Times The pandemic feels like a big stop in our lives, said Philaé Lachaux, 22. The virus forced her to move back into her family home near Paris. Photo / Dmitry Kostyukov, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Isabella Kwai and Elian Peltier
Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation a mental health pandemic that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus.
Isabella Kwai and Elian Peltier, The New York Times Published: 15 Feb 2021 09:31 AM BdST Updated: 15 Feb 2021 09:33 AM BdST Philae Lachaux, 22, at her family’s home in Viroflay, France, Feb 5, 2021. The New York Times Trafalgar Square in London, Dec 31, 2020. The New York Times
Life seemed promising last year to Philaé Lachaux, a 22-year-old business student in France who dreamed of striking out on her own in the live music industry. But the onset of the pandemic, leading to the loss of her part-time job as a waitress, sent her back to live at her family home. ); }
Now, struggling to envision a future after months of restrictions, Lachaux says that loneliness and despair seep in at night.