Health
Nearly a third of New Zealanders felt badly distressed in Covid lockdown – The Guardian
Young people worst affected with almost half of those aged 18-24 reporting moderate to severe distress
The wellbeing of New Zealanders plummeted during the countrys nationwide lockdown, research has found, with nearly a third experiencing moderate to severe psychological distress especially young people.
On 15 March Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister, ordered the total closure of the countrys borders and on 26 March the entire population of five million entered a strict lockdown.
From an infection point of the view the lockdown worked, but the social toll is continuing to be understood, including…
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