Corona: UNICEF study warns of the devastating consequences for children - many more stillbirths threaten

In a report, UNICEF warns of the consequences of the corona restrictions on children using worrying figures.

School closings were also assessed.

• In many places, public life is severely restricted by the measures taken to contain the coronavirus * pandemic.

• The UN Children's Fund

  UNICEF

  warned of a "lost Covid generation".

• According to the report, the consequences of the crisis could be devastating.

Munich / New York

- The number of new corona infections is increasing worldwide *.

In Germany there is a “lockdown light”.

Austria has been in a "hard lockdown" since Tuesday (November 17).

Life is immensely restricted in many places in Europe and around the world.

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Coronavirus: UNICEF warns parents of children about "lost Covid generation"

“The longer the crisis lasts, the more serious its effects on education, health, nutrition and well-being of children.

”said UNICEF Director Henrietta Fore.

The interruption of important services is the greatest threat to children. The UN relief organization warned of a

view of the various restrictions in the medical and social fields

“The children can get sick and spread the virus.

But that, "said Fore," is just the tip of the pandemic iceberg. "

Henrietta Fore draws attention to this on Twitter.

Fore wrote of a "persistent myth" that children are hardly affected by the coronavirus *.

"Nothing is further from the truth," she made her point clear.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a persistent myth that children are barely affected by the disease.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

The future of an entire generation is at risk.https: //t.co/Ag5FOgq56F

- Henrietta H. Fore (@unicefchief) November 19, 2020

"Schools are not the main drivers of the spread of the virus in communities," UNICEF said in the report on

.

There is "strong evidence" that the benefits of an open school - provided basic security measures are in place - outweigh the costs of closing the school.

Children outside of school are also more likely to get infected.

Coronavirus worldwide: UNICEF warns in report - and names worrying figures

The organization's report also found that around a third of 140 countries surveyed are reducing the number of children receiving certain medical interventions.

This includes vaccinations, outpatient treatment and childcare options.

The reason for this is the fear of infection.

Further findings:

• 265 million girls and boys are still not getting meals at school.

• Every third student worldwide is affected by school closings.

  This corresponds to a total of 572 million children.

• UNICEF estimate: Six to seven million young children under the age of five suffered from malnutrition this year.

  This applies particularly to Africa and South Asia - and corresponds to an increase of 14 percent.

• An estimated 150 million children had slipped into “multi-dimensional poverty” by mid-2020.

Coronavirus: restrictions with consequences - UNICEF paints a cruel picture

According to

, the

consequences of the restrictions caused by the crisis could be

devastating: "The interruption of vital services and increasing malnutrition could cause an additional two million children to die in the next twelve months and the number of stillbirths to increase by 200,000."