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. 2021 Jul 15;5:245. Originally published 2020 Oct 19. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16293.3

Table 2. Economic impacts of COVID-19 in each region.

Northern Northeastern Central Southern Eastern/
Western
Total
N=191 (%) N=277 (%) N=286 (%) N=194 (%) N=72 (%) N=1,020 (%)
Work status (yes/no) before
COVID-19?
165 (86) 246 (89) 229 (80) 183 (94) 65 (90) 888 (87)
Any inconvenience caused by
COVID-19
Loss of earnings N=163 (%)
143 (88)
N=245 (%)
222 (91)
N=227 (%)
138 (61)
N=182 (%)
168 (92)
N=65 (%)
50 (77)
N=882 (%)
721 (82)
Reduction of working hours N=164 (%)
79 (48)
N=234 (%)
145 (62)
N=218 (%)
90 (41)
N=178 (%)
45 (25)
N=64 (%)
39 (61)
N=858 (%)
398 (46)
Closure of workplace (temporarily
or indefinitely)
N=164 (%)
49 (30)
N=223 (%)
134 (60)
N=222 (%)
85 (38)
N=179 (%)
57 (32)
N=64 (%)
40 (63)
N=852 (%)
365 (43)
Heavier charge of work due to
the emergency
N=163 (%)
37 (23)
N=241 (%)
87 (36)
N=221 (%)
55 (25)
N=179 (%)
42 (23)
N=64 (%)
42 (66)
N=868 (%)
263 (30)
Loss of job N=163 (%)
47 (29)
N=221(%)
52 (24)
N=215 (%)
30 (14)
N=177 (%)
54 (31)
N=64 (%)
10 (16)
N=840 (%)
193 (23)
Temporarily isolated due to
exposure
N=162 (%)
28 (17)
N=225 (%)
25 (11)
N=216 (%)
21 (10)
N=178 (%)
13 (7)
N=64 (%)
33 (52)
N=845 (%)
120 (14)
Work during COVID-19
No 23 (14) 75 (30) 31 (14) 53 (29) 7 (11) 189 (21)
Yes, implementing smart-
working/work from home
25 (15) 26 (11) 92 (40) 8 (4) 7 (11) 158 (18)
Yes, working as usual 117 (71) 145 (59) 106 (46) 122 (67) 51 (78) 541 (61)
Prefer continuing smart-
working/work from home
after COVID-19
N=25 (%) N=26 (%) N=92 (%) N=8 (%) N=7 (%) N=158 (%)
Don't know 1 (4) 13 (50) 10 (11) 2 (25) 1 (14) 27 (17)
No 13 (52) 7 (27) 34 (37) 3 (38) 3 (43) 60 (38)
Yes 11 (44) 6 (23) 48 (52) 3 (38) 3 (43) 71 (45)