Story of Lili
For the Vietnamese migrant Lili, the big‑
gest consequence of the COVID–19 pan‑
demic has been the feeling of loneliness.
Lili has been living in Denmark for the last two years.
After completing her master’s degree in the coun‑
try, she decided to stay and search for a job.
The feeling of loneliness is not solely connected
to the absence of her family and friends from her
country of origin. “I feel like there is no one I can rely
on now. I don’t have like a safety net financially,” she
explains.
Lili’s feelings of loneliness and frustrations about
COVID–19 are made more severe by the fact that
her residence status in Denmark is temporary and
that she is unemployed. “I always feel like third class
citizen here as a non-EU-citizen. I get no support
from the system here or my country, I can’t contact
them so far,” Lili explains.
Story of Abdul
Abdul is a refugee from Afghanistan. He is
one of the many refugees with temporary
documents living in an Indonesian refugee
camp. Abdul is suffering from several health prob‑
lems and the COVID–19 pandemic has only exacer‑
bated his situation. His mental health is, therefore,
under a lot of pressure and he finds it difficult to
keep up hope. “I am suffering from stress and de‑
pression because of my unknown future. I am living
as refugee for six years in Indonesia with lots of
health problems and less hope. Corona virus just
give me more stress and tension.”