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.