Your pandemic stories

From one week to the next Lauryn, 17, went from having a full package of support for her severe learning difficulties to having nothing. Instead she was put on diazepam

The doctors were good to me but my circumstances caused problems during the birth and beyond. I came to the UK for safety but I feel far from safe.

Millions are unable to survive the pandemic or the rules to contain it. Their stories make a compelling case for a universal basic income grant. #HumansofCOVID19

The extrajudicial killing of my son burst the bubble I was living in. This pandemic is yet another test of our endurance and how big our hearts are to help those in need. #HumansofCOVID9 Español

Lockdown meant I could not transport my grapes to buyers. I now have huge debt and no way to pay. #HumansofCOVID19

My social media posts have been censored many times, especially when I said that “we don’t have the right to cry when we wish to" - but I plan to keep speaking out #HumansofCOVID19

I’m a sex worker in Argentina. I can’t work and I have no support from the government, but our grassroots network is helping us survive. #HumansofCOVID19 Español

I knew I had to get my pregnant wife back to our village, but the journey was over 1,000 kilometres and we had to walk some of the way in 45°C heat. #HumansofCOVID19

Foreign volunteers are not allowed into Palestine and we have few donations, so it is very difficult to run my education charity. #HumansofCOVID19

I’m a sex worker in South Africa. Sex usually costs 70 Rand (about $5), but now I have to accept almost half that, just to have food. #HumansofCOVID19

As a refugee and single mother, lockdown in the UK is hard. #HumansofCOVID19

I’m an informal market trader in South Africa and the breadwinner in our family of four. But now rely on handouts to feed my family. #HumansofCOVID19

I have just given birth to my second child – but at home instead of in hospital. There wasn’t a hair on my head that considered going to a hospital during this pandemic. #HumansofCOVID19

I was sent to Iran to be married. My family in Afghanistan ask me how Iranians treat me. How would I know? I’ve never been outside our apartment. #HumansofCOVID19

The Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community in the UK has been hit hard by the crisis. #HumansofCOVID19

I invested all my savings in a tourist shop and café that was due to open in April. Now I deliver desserts to feed my family. #HumansofCOVID19

I collect trash to survive but the curfew makes it hard to go out. They demolished our market, and I’m afraid my house is next. #HumansofCOVID19

I support family in Ethiopia, have to pay my Lebanese sponsor who keeps my passport - and my cleaning work has stopped with lockdown. #HumansofCOVID19

I am lucky, but millions are not. Our government must guarantee a liveable income for everyone – now. It will save lives.

How can I be afraid of the pandemic? I’m living without any means and I’m still alive! I don’t even die. #HumansofCOVID19

I was put on the frontline against the coronavirus. I’m a medical resident. We have no tests, protection or ventilators. And I think I’m infected. #HumansofCOVID19 Español

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How can LGBTIQ people find solace in family or religion when these are the sources of our pain? #HumansofCOVID19

I am in lockdown with my husband who drinks and shouts and breaks things. We live on social grants. My kids are trying to do homework on my phone. #HumansofCOVID19

Four women in the UK explain how the British government's coronavirus support scheme has let them slip through the safety net. #HumansofCOVID19