Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak recently was one of the most dangerous crises the world has faced in the 21st century and has affected entire countries of the world at all levels. The researchers aim to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social activities and the social interaction of individuals, where the greatest impact of COVID-19 emerged clearly in the social life of individuals and affected their social activities. In addition to the remarkable manifestations of COVID-19 in social terms such as the imposition of curfew, the imposition of full closure at specific hours, and the imposition of social distancing, lately the dependence was on virtual communication among individuals. Thus, social activities have almost become non-existent. Therefore, researchers will attempt in this chapter to give suitable suggestions that may increase real social activities instead of virtual activities.
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Issues, Controversies, Problems
There are many articles about COVID and Social Activities (Burzyńska; Bartosiewicz; & Rękas, 2020; Park; Kim; & Lee, 2020; Kocabiyik, 2021; Nasution; Pradana; & Casman, 2021; Piya, 2022). However, this pandemic is still recent, so most of the literatures are shedding the light in a general manner. While, the authors in this chapter are providing an organized explanation but with specific manner. There are also many reports of institutions or International Organizations (Cheng; Kim; & Koh, 2020; The Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA), 2020; Dünya Doktorları Derneği, 2020; Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2020; Fedorowicz; Arena; & Burrowes, 2020; HM Government, 2020; International Labor Organization (ILO), 2020; OECD, 2020; United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2021;). Consequently, they are in somewhat inconclusive. On a similar note, there are only few books about Covid Pandemic, thus it is necessary having many reference books about this topic.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Virtual Social Activities: They are also social interactions including all the activities that members of society interact together but virtually, whether these activities are recreational, educational, cultural, or commercial.
Curfew: It is a case of preventing individuals from being outside home within gatherings, or also leaving their homes during certain times of the day.
Real Social Activities: They are social interactions including all the activities that members of society interact together face to face, whether these activities are recreational, educational, cultural, or commercial.
Full Closure: It is a general closure of all shops, commercial markets, or any places of population gathering during curfew periods.
Social Distancing: A safety distance requires distance of 6 feet between individuals to ensure not having a transmission infection of COVID, between these individuals when they are together in gatherings, and in closed places.