The climate activist has launced a campaign with Danish nonprofit Human Act to help children and young people affected by the primary and secondary impacts of the pandemic.
Thunberg launched the campaign by donating the prize money she received from Human Act for her climate activism, contributing $100,000 to the cause. Human Act has matched the donation.a statement
Swedish environmental activist on climate change Greta Thunberg talking to media in Brussels, Belgium, on March 5, 2020. Thunberg, best known for her climate activism, has launched a campaign with Human Act to help children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.There have been instances of hospitalizations and deaths of people under 18, showing young people are not automatically spared the most severe symptoms of COVID-19.
Some striking findings published in the report include an estimate that between 42 and 66 million children are at risk of falling into extreme poverty as a result of the pandemic. The knock-on economic effects of the outbreak could result in hundreds of thousands of more child deaths by the end of 2020, erasing two to three years of progress in this area in a year.
Fore explained:"Children and young people are among the most severely impacted by the knock-on effects of COVID-19, so it is only natural that they would want to do something about it. A simple cloth face covering can help slow the spread of the virus by those infected and by those who do not exhibit symptoms.Cloth face coverings should be washed regularly. A washing machine will suffice.
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