IMPACTS OF COVID-19 IN AUSTRIA

1. According to a research poll, most people said that this pandemic hasn't halted their religious pursuit, but more or less strengthened it.

2. Long term

2.1. Overall, the economic situation in Austria is bad. Even though they have barely any cases, and they are going to open up, most of their national net profit comes from tourism, and no other country is going to travel until the pandemic has fully been eradicated.

3. Short Term

3.1. All the small businesses are having a hard time as no one wants to buy things and spend money unless its for something they need, but they will just get that from a well known business.

3.2. Business that don't provide things to that help people with the pandemic or that aren't necessary for survival are also having a hard time because no one wants to go to a place that they don't have to because it is a potential risk that they might pick up the virus from going there.

4. Religious

4.1. COVID-19 restricts people from going to their places of worship such as a church so most religions and people are now watching the service online. Some religions find it necessary to worship in their place of worship, while others can adapt much easier.

4.2. Many different religions are helping in a different way during this COVID-19 pandemic. Churches are offering free testing for the virus, while other relief wings of some religions are supplying equipment to help combat the virus.

5. Educational

5.1. COVID-19 has had a really big effect on education from many different level. For most schools, they have to trust that the students will get the work that they are assigned done because there is no was that they can police the students. This is causing the education of many students to come to a halt.

5.2. Many people look forwards to the first year of University and they know its going to be the time of their lives, so many people who are finishing grade 12 this year, are going to take a year off so they can spend their first year of University in real life, not virtually. The problem with this is that there is going to be way more competition to get in the next years to come.

6. Population Dynamics

6.1. The population in Austria hasn't gone down during the pandemic. The reasons for this that although some people are dying in Austria, it isn't too bad there, and since everyone is staying inside, less people are at a risk of getting injured from being places.

6.2. The reason why the population ins't growing rapidly is not because of the deaths caused by COVID-19, but because people don't want to have a newborn kid in these times as it would be hard to take care of and would be at a high risk of dying from the virus too.

7. Supply Shortages

7.1. There has been a shortage of many supplies during these times, and most of the shortages are of things that are related to the virus. For example, they don't have enough resouces to provide hand sanitizer fast enough for everyone who wants it, and another example are masks, which are meant to help stop the spread of the virus. In the future there is even going to be shortages of certain meats and other resources that haven't even been affected by the virus all to much yet.

8. Economic

9. Social

9.1. Many people are not being able to see their friends and have a good time anymore. They are also not allowed to perform their normal schedule, i.e. going to hockey practice. Due to these factors, many people are getting depressed and the suicide rates are increasing.

9.2. Even though you can't meet your friend in real life, the situation isn't as bad as it would have been a few years ago. People can still be social due to the technologies the world have innovated. If it weren't for online socializing, the suicide rates would most likely have been drastically higher.

10. Health Care System

10.1. Majority of the health care workers themselves are getting injured from countless hours of dedicated work, trying to find a cure non-stop, which has made it more challenging for more people to get help with other non-COVID related injures or illnesses.

10.2. Many people aren't going to the hospitals even when they should some times because they don't want the chance of them getting COVID-19. This makes it worse for a lot of people who should go to the hospitals, but don't.

11. New Society 'Norms'

11.1. There are many different new society norms, due to COVID-19. If you get close enough to someone, they will give you a dirty look. If you want to say high to a friend, it has to be online or from a safe distance. Many things have changed because of the virus, but people are going to have to adapt and keep pushing through.

12. Positive Thinking (Read Last)

12.1. Although COVID-19 has disrupted the way that Austria and the World has run, people still have to keep on moving on. Even though you can't see your friends directly, and you can't go to school in real life, and many other factors that affect you negativly, think about the quality family time that you can now spend with your family, usually your parents might be at work until night, now you get to spend the whole day with them while their not working. Also, haven't you always wanted to get good at something, well there are many different online courses or master classes that are now offered free for people. The main point out of all of this is that even amist this global pandemic, a new force has awakened to fight it, the unity and support from everyone around the world.