Brazil: the coronavirus weakens the mental health of the youngest

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Residents of a favela in Rio de Janeiro wearing protective masks in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, May 22, 2020. REUTERS / Pilar Olivares

By: Sarah Cozzolino Follow

21 min

Direction Brazil, where the vast majority of schools will remain closed in 2020, for lack of means to limit the contagion of coronavirus.

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Confinement and distance learning have deepened social inequalities in this country where one in four Brazilians does not have access to the internet.

Obesity, anxiety, aggressive behavior and depression… experts warn of the negative consequences of social isolation on children.

Illustration in Rio de Janeiro.

"Brazil: the coronavirus weakens the mental health of the youngest", a Grand report by Sarah Cozzolino.

Director: Pierre Chaffanjon.

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