"الجائحة تسبب معاناة بشرية واقتصادية هائلة"
— Jerome Powell
Simplified Meaning:
When a disease spreads everywhere and makes many people sick, it can cause big problems both for people and for businesses. For example, when COVID-19 spread across the world, a lot of people got very ill, and many died. Because people were sick or just trying to avoid getting sick, they couldn't go to work. This meant that businesses had to close or slow down, so they made less money, and sometimes workers lost their jobs. Families had less money to buy things, which made life even harder. Schools also closed, so children couldn't learn as easily. All these changes made life tougher for everyone. So, this quote means that the disease brings a lot of suffering and also messes up the way people make a living. If we understand this, we can be more prepared to help each other and find ways to keep things running as smoothly as possible during tough times.