Center controller reported that while working through covid-19 operations; they became very busy wor...

Attributes
ACN	1739882
Time
Date	202004
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 17
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

During covid-19 operations; I was very busy with sectors combined and a lot of aircraft in the ZZZ area with a large map range. I just took the sectors over from the previous controller and asked him to sit on my D side to help me. Aircraft X was a departure [out] of ZZZ1 and was level at 15;000 north out of ZZZ approach airspace and aircraft Y was a departure out of ZZZ to the west of aircraft X climbing to 10;000. I originally climbed aircraft Y to 14;000 under aircraft X and I was very busy with sectors combined and a lot of aircraft in the ZZZ area with a large map range. I observed that aircraft Y was out in front of aircraft X and climbed aircraft Y with a turn on course to ZZZ2 to 17;000 due to other crossing traffic from the west. Aircraft Y was faster and wouldn't be an issue to climb. I continued to work the sector and noticed that the turn to ZZZ2 was [going to] bring the aircraft together. I turned aircraft X to zzz2 to help parallel the aircraft and requested to aircraft Y to report leaving 16;000 for standard separation. I believe I had 5 miles and 1;000 feet at the closest point.smaller scale map would have helped viewing the traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Center Controller reported that while working through COVID-19 Operations; they became very busy working combined sectors resulting in an airborne conflict.

Narrative: During COVID-19 operations; I was very busy with sectors combined and a lot of aircraft in the ZZZ area with a large map range. I just took the sectors over from the previous Controller and asked him to sit on my D Side to help me. Aircraft X was a departure [out] of ZZZ1 and was level at 15;000 north out of ZZZ Approach airspace and Aircraft Y was a departure out of ZZZ to the west of Aircraft X climbing to 10;000. I originally climbed Aircraft Y to 14;000 under Aircraft X and I was very busy with sectors combined and a lot of aircraft in the ZZZ area with a large map range. I observed that Aircraft Y was out in front of Aircraft X and climbed Aircraft Y with a turn on course to ZZZ2 to 17;000 due to other crossing traffic from the west. Aircraft Y was faster and wouldn't be an issue to climb. I continued to work the sector and noticed that the turn to ZZZ2 was [going to] bring the Aircraft together. I turned Aircraft X to zzz2 to help parallel the Aircraft and requested to Aircraft Y to report leaving 16;000 for standard separation. I believe I had 5 miles and 1;000 feet at the closest point.Smaller scale map would have helped viewing the traffic.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Center controller reported that while working through covid-19 operations; they became very busy working combined sectors resulting in an airborne conflict.