As many as 4 million Americans are unemployed due to "long -term new crown"

Elephant reporter Wu Bin/Compilation

After the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be infected with the new coronary virus for the first time, the symptoms related to the new coronary pneumonia will still be defined for three consecutive months or longer. Fatigue and so on. Because symptoms vary from person to person, it is difficult to track and study. In June, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly one -fifth of the American adults who have infected with new crown viruses have long -term new crown pneumonia symptoms, accounting for about 7.5%of the overall population. That is, one of each 13 American adults is a long -term new new coronary pneumonia.

According to a survey report from the Brucks Society, about 16 million Americans at working age suffer from long -term new crown pneumonia

During the epidemic, American business owners have always complained about labor shortage. The "Family Pulse Survey" of the American Census Bureau collects and analyzes the data of education, employment, health and housing, and found that about 16 million 18 to 65 years old (the age range is defined as working age) Americans suffer from The long -term new coronary pneumonia is estimated to have 200 to 4 million people unemployed due to the symptoms of long -term new crown pneumonia, which is one of the reasons for the shortage of labor.

A recent survey report of the Brucks Society also pointed out that about 16 million Americans who are working in working age have such long -term new crown pneumonia. It is estimated that there are currently 10.6 million vacant positions. Between US $ 100 million and $ 230 billion.

Other countries have also experienced the problem of affecting employment due to long -term new crown pneumonia. In a speech in May, a representative of the Bank of England pointed out that British labor has decreased by 440,000, one of the main reasons is the increase in "long -term disease" patients.

The report of the Brucks Society pointed out that solving the impact of long -term new crown pneumonia on labor must take a series of measures, such as extending paid sick leave and improving the conditions of employees' accommodation. More than 25%of private company employees in the United States do not have any form of paid disease leave, and some people are also fired for asking for sick leave.

Compiled from: Guardian August 25

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