Covid-19 economic impact creates 'new vulnerable' - Gluckman

Covid-19 economic impact creates 'new vulnerable' - Gluckman
Brent Melville
Former chief science advisor to the prime minister, Peter Gluckman, says New Zealand could see a huge increase in mental health issues in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. Appearing before the epidemic response committee this morning, Gluckman said New Zealand was “not yet at the peak” of the lockdown’s social impact – with some groups likely to be more affected than others.Gluckman, a director with independent and apolitical think tank Koi Tu at the University of Auckland, said while it wasn’t possible...

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