ABSTRACT
Pandemics are for the most part disease outbreaks that become widespread as a result of the spread of human-to-human infection. Throughout the history of mankind, pandemics have consistently produced large-scale demographic, economic and political disruptions. There have been many significant disease outbreaks and pandemics recorded in history, including Spanish Flu, Hong Kong Flu, SARS, H7N9, Ebola, Zika and COVID-19. The COVID-19 impact on the economy has created an unprecedented situation. Almost all sectors of the economy were hit due to this pandemic situation. The main objective is to assess the impact of pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic across the globe with special emphasis on social, ecological and economical aspects. We based our study with an extensive literature search using Google Scholar and Google search engine using the search string “COVID-19* AND pandemic*". We also included complex search strings “pandemic history” AND “pandemic impact”. Lockdown is considered to be an effective measure in slowing the spread of coronavirus around the globe. To further stop the spread of the virus, many countries are currently in some degree of lockdown. Second wave of Corona virus infection with much more spreading and lethality were reported in many countries across the globe. These countries especially United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands and other European countries made reintroduction of strict lockdowns and other regulations to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus has further led to neuropsychiatric issues such as fear, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, psycho-motor excitement, suicidal deaths and a general decrease in overall wellbeing. Because of a significant disruption of supply chains and marketing due to the lockdown, seen at an intra-and inter-state level, farmers have been stuck with a larger amount of perishables like milk, fruits and vegetables. The economic recessions have put significant financial strain on many families, which might increase unhealthy conflict, family breakdown, abuse, depression and domestic violence. The psychological impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown might be a challenge for an indefinite period, hence it is necessary to devise coping strategies, mental health interventions and create awareness using the available resources. © 2022 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.