During the pandemic, there are many parents that turned to prostitution in order to make money to feed their families. They forced to did it after losing work due to lockdown.
Many had turned to sex work due to finding themselves in financial turmoil either due to a reduction in normal work or losing their jobs entirely amid the ongoing pandemic.
A sex worker charity in Newcastle has uncovered that hundreds of men and women turning to prostitution this year.
The charity named ChronicleLive in the North of England that the sex workers’ health could be threatened as Covid-19 cases flare up again.
As cited News24xx.com from TOI reports that one website featured adverts for 150 escorts working in the Newcastle area.
The study feared that many sex workers have undertaken greater risks to their health in light of the pandemic after they have been unable to gain financial relief from the Government.