coronavirus pandemic has been tough on everyone, but for people like Zinnat Jahan, the last year has been especially devastating.“I’m feeling the fear of homelessness,” she told Global News.She moved to Toronto from Bangladesh in 2017 to join her husband.
The couple dreamed of providing their two daughters with a better life, but last year, those hopes fell apart. First, her husband died of cancer in January, after two months in hospital.
Then, the pandemic hit.“Unfortunately, I got laid off on March 15. So another disaster came. I lost my husband, lost the major part of income, lost my job.”Jahan had to spend her savings during the time her husband was in hospital.