EFFECTS OF COVID 19 ON THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES

Mobility has been a defining feature of modern Caribbean history.

Especially since the end of slavery and indentureship by the early 20th
century, the will and wherewithal to travel across and out of the region
has been a precious human resource. Caribbean people move. In fact, for
many born in the region, leaving their place of birth has been the key to
making a life and earning a living. The arrival of the corona virus has
put a dramatic pause to this enduringly moving way of being. Though
some states re-opened their borders months ago (largely due to
economic dependency on tourism), much of the Caribbean has been
under virtual “lockdown” for the past eight months. This has been true
for the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, whose government
has taken a strict and relatively effective approach to dealing with the
deadly virus, restricting, among other things, commercial air traffic.
The material effects of this legalized confinement have been
profound and pervasive. From women who do roadside food marketing
to cinema owners, locals have had to live through an ‘economy in
quarantine,’ a situation in which the routine capitalist running’s have
become too dangerous to permit. Third world country citizens have
tolerated the new measures, aware of the fatal alternatives. Yet they have
not been sentimental about the grave economic costs of the new Corona
regime.
Tourism being a major source of income in third world countries
economy, has been ceased for the duration of the quarantine. Resulting
in citizens who work in the tourism sector to go penniless. In regards to
this parents and guardians become stressed due to the lack of money.
Ways and means to make money are therefore utilized. Some persons
defy the government, and go out in public to make money. When such
actions are done the government is faced with a great number of
problems, the government has to spend allot of money to acquire
medical resources for infected persons. When the government spends
too much money, the stress to make more money causes in the
government to make stern decisions which include double curfews and
charging any citizen that does not obey the laws sanctioned for the covid
19. Despite of these actions taken by the citizens some third world
countries uses methods that are less drastic, they kindly encourage their
citizens to obey the laws sanctioned for covid 19. When this method is
applied not all citizens will obey the laws, in this case the government
will contact wealthy citizens in order to pool enough money together to
assist citizens which are in need.
In third world countries some households lack technological
equipment and therefore some students cannot attend school lessons
during quarantine. This causes some students to fall behind in school
and end up failing exams and repeating the school year. Some third
world governments donate technological equipment to students in need.
Television cannels also help by having lessons on their channel, in order
to accommodate students without technological equipment.