2. Panic buying

3. Worry of everything being delayed and general uncertainty. University applications will be affected (for overseas). Like my SATs and ACTs are being postponed for the foreseeable future

4. The potential economic crisis is scary because it can snowball to even greater effects. Businesses may close down, families scramble to find alternative jobs, current businesses don’t want them. Families cannot afford the high standards of living.

5.  I’m scared that my grades will be affected.

6.  I'm worried about possibly contracting the virus, or even becoming an asymptomatic carrier.

7. I am afraid of drifting from my friends due to the lack of conversation.

2. Lots of plans got cancelled and continue to be affected and we've had to make adjustments. I had to stop working as well because of it and i know many people are facing the same situation

3. Cannot go out so freely anymore, HBL instead of normal lessons, tournaments got cancelled

4. Can’t dine out.

5. I can't go to school normally and it affects my daily habits and mental health.

6. With this covid situation i cannot do things in real life such as conducting interviews and now all of it has to be done online. simple things such as taking out the trash or going to the letterbox has been very inconvenient as well as i have to wear a mask just because i stepped out of the house
7. Unable to have normal school lessons, overseas trip got cancelled, events I was looking forward to got cancelled

8. Being at home 24/7 is making me start to hate my walls.

2. Sad because of the lack of emotional interaction.

3. Not really any different, I think everything has been kept as normal as possible like school and work and general life is still happening just in a different form

4. Concerned and uncertain due to the volatility of the situation

5. A sense of fear that the virus won’t end

6. I've been feeling quite distressed as I'm worried of how long this pandemic will last.

7. I feel sad about how the virus has hindered my daily life and angry about those who continue to disobey the restrictive measures

8. This has been affecting my mental health as my granddad is staying with me for the entire of CB and i do not have my personal space anymore. i cannot even spend time alone in my room as he has to take his naps and he stays in my room which means i have to sleep in my parents room. as an 18 year old, i'm very uncomfortable and i know i deserve my own space and privacy.

9. Irritated because I have to stay home with baby siblings

10. Pretty alright actually since I don’t go out much and can entertain myself at home. However I’ve been staring at screens too much and sometimes I get incredibly dizzy

11. I feel very suffocated. Most of the time, I feel fine. But when I really want to go out but can’t, it’s just so suffocating.
12. I'm okay about it. I think it's because I'm quite an introvert hence staying at home for long periods isn't very unusual to me. However, sometimes I get worried I'm not physically or mentally happy when I don't go out as often.

13. Happy as I get to spend time with my family and it is more relaxed in school :)

2. Many businesses have had to have fewer people working due to the virus situation and have had a smaller customer base due to the decrease in consumption thus affecting their profits. Might be small minded but general continuing to purchase from them helps them to continue their efforts. For those that are completely closed they need some sort of funding to help them tide over this period and return to normalcy after this.

3. Businesses such as tourism are impacted negatively as lesser people are travelling and food outlets are also impacted as they have to cater to only takeaway orders now. I'm not sure how we can support the tourism industry but for food businesses, we can take this chance to be respectful to them.

4. Many businesses will definitely lose out during these periods as they have been forced to close down. As i dont think anyone is willing to donate financially to the thousands of businesses closed down during this period our best bet would be obeying the restrictive measures to get the lockdown over with faster and get the businesses back up and running

most shops that close down are probably retail and other things that are not an essential. it would be better for them to move online and set up and online presence through apps such as carousell. as patrons, we can support them by buying their things online.

5. I think that businesses are struggling as they are unable to earn an adequate income and they’re suffering a loss right now. We can support them when cb is lifted by purchasing more from them if we can afford it. Especially visit shops that are not essential services and do not have an online market as they would not have been able to make any income during the cb period.

6. As a teen in this day and age, I think a lot of issues brick and mortar stores face can be solved by moving online. Hence ordering from places that I have always enjoyed eating from can be a small gesture to show the stores that they have loyal customers.

7. Business not being to operate definitely has put a financial risk on them and it is not easy to support them due to the fact that a lot of companies have been shut down during these times. However we can start small at home and cut down costs on things we may not need and watch how much we use electricity if people in the family especially are not able to work and are feeling the financial strain.

5. Ordering food more often because we are quite used to going out to dine

6. Going to shopping malls or supermarkets now take a longer time due to the social distancing measures and not all these places are fully stocked with necessities we need hence its a bit stressful for my family to make sure we have what we need

7. I have to give up my privacy and I've been feeling stressed and uneasy.

8. Normally I have a schedule of people I meet weekly. For example, one side of grandparent on sat and another one on sun. But now I can’t visit them. I feel lonely as I don’t know what to do with my time and I feel apologetic and guilty as my grandparent on both sides do not have their partners anymore and live alone so they’re very lonely.

9. I have had to stay home instead of travel to school. To be honest it's a huge benefit for me because I live really far from my school, so it's nice to only have to wake up at 7am for at 8am class, when usually I'd have to wake up at 5.30. While this is great, school doesn't really feel like school because I'm no longer surrounded by friends in class to keep me sane.I also have had to practice my religion online where church services are held online. Again, it's nice not having to travel, but there's a community that will always be missed so it doesn't feel the same. It's this feeling of being isolated from my community that keeps me hopeful about the covid situation getting better soon.
10. I had to adjust to going to school at home at the same time as my entire family is working or going to school which can be distracting especially when they are on call.

Age: 19
Gender: Female
Field of Study: Financial Informatics, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Year 3.

Goals: To be able to graduate with a GPA of 3.7 or higher in order to get into a local university and get a PhD in Data Analytics.

Aspirations: To be a Data Analyst or Data Scientist.