Issues and impact of COVID-19 on socio-legal aspects of human life: A case study of Greater Male Region’ in the Maldives
List of Authors
  • Mohammad Rauf

Keyword
  • Maldives, Greater male, Socio-legal

Abstract
  • The COVID-19 is a global pandemic which has resulted in the cessation of the daily normal life world over. Maldives, being a developing nation, has been the worst as it came to total stand still after the pandemic grew. The socio-legal, public health and economic process of the country got badly affected pertaining to serious social problems. The Greater Male Region was found as the worst affected area in the country for being the centre of power, social and economical activities. There is an immense need to deal with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis as the policy making process also got badly affected and thus leading a way of shaking of the socio-legal process and economic development of the nation. The lockdown measures have shown the negative impact on the psychological and behavioral pattern of the society and thus its solution is the most sought after thing which this research paper aims to find.

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