By Jana Roumie According to the Worldometer , the COVID-19 virus has infected over a million people and killed more than 50,000. Due to the severity of the pandemic over the past few weeks, people have been forced to leave schools, universities, and work to stay home and self-isolate as countries begin closing borders. Statistics show that the number of international students in the UK currently stands at 485,645, meaning that all those students have potentially been distressed by the Corona outbreak. As an international student, I understand how scary and lonely it is to be so far away from family and friends during all of this. I was born and raised in Dubai, UAE. It’s my home, where my family members and loved ones live, but I’ve been studying abroad in London for over three years now. Isolation is hard, but it becomes even harder when you’re 5000 miles away from your loved ones in the middle of a world crisis. The emotional burden is heavy....
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