Your pandemic stories

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