China has employed some of the world’s harshest and most frequent lockdown measures in its determination to stamp out every COVID outbreak.
The lockdowns had meant she was mostly confined to her room and unable to meet up with friends. There were also strict curbs on when she could visit the canteen or take a shower. Describing herself as someone who craves in-person social interaction, Zhang said the restrictions had “removed the safety net that was holding me up and I felt like my whole being was falling down.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“China’s lockdowns have had a huge human cost with the shadow of mental-ill health adversely affecting China’s culture and economy for years to come,” argues a June editorial in the British medical journal the Lancet.Article content While data examining youth mental health in China and the impact of lockdowns and the pandemic is sparse, what there is is grim.
Exacerbating that academic pressure are dismal job prospects. While overall unemployment stands at 5.4%, the rate for urban youth has soared to 19.9%, the highest level on record, as corporate hiring withers due to the pandemic and regulatory crackdowns on the tech and tutoring sectors.Article content
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