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20 March 2020
WHAT IS COVID-19
A term given to a disease which is caused by a virus named Corona, which is being first occurred in one of the cities of China (Wuhan). Why is it known as COVID19? To get a deep into it here ‘Co’ stands for Corona, ‘VI’ stands for Virus and ’19’ because it is being first observed in December 2019 in China. Its symptoms are quite normal as flu(influenza), but it is fatal, as still there is no obvious cure for this disease.
Covid-19 effects that respiratory organ of a person by giving them pneumatic symptoms i.e. cough, fever, breathing problem and spread by the respiratory droplets of person whenever he or she sneezes or cough. The virus present in the droplets of the affected person remains there for hours and spread to others in contact. Therefore, it is advised in Covid-19 to maintain a proper social distance.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19
Is there any prevention available from COVID-19?
Yes, the there are few preventive measures of Covid-19, they include Wash your hands frequently using soap or water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizers, cover mouth and nose with your elbow when coughing or sneezing, avoid close contact with anyone who has cold or flu-like symptoms and seek medical care early if you or your child has a fever, cough or difficulty breathing.
Treatment provided to people infected with COVID-19.
As there is no specific treatment or vaccination for COVID-19 yet, the people diagnosed with the virus are provided with supportive care that helps them breathe.
When will the Coronavirus Vaccine be available?
The first clinical trials of the Coronavirus vaccine are already underway in the US as well as in China. The launch time of vaccines is still unknown.
Which category of people are more prone to the become serious when infected with Coronavirus?
People of old age, people with weak immune system and people with pre-existing medical problems such as diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure and others are prone to develop serious illness when infected with the virus.
Do face masks really help prevent COVID-19?
The WHO recommends the use of face masks for people infected with the virus or for those who display mild symptoms such as cough and cold with an aim to restrict the spread of droplets. For healthy people or for people who don’t have symptoms, the mask is not required. The face masks alone don’t guarantee protections against COVID-19.
Can a person get infected with Corona-virus twice?
It can’t be clearly answered as Yes or No. However, there have been a few cases of reinfection. A Japanese woman was recently reported to contract the virus again after recovering once.
Does the weather or climate play any role in containing the spread of Corona-virus?
No, the WHO has clarified that the Corona-virus can transmit or spread in all areas including the hot and humid climate. Initially, there have been beliefs that the summers would slowdown the spread of Coronavirus.
When will everything come to normal or for how long the Coronavirus pandemic will last?
There is no clarity on when will the pandemic be rooted out of the world or when will life return to normal.
COVID-19 does not only affect the heath of people and lead them to death in most cases, but the disease is also adversely affecting the economy all over the world. An advisory has been issued to maintain a proper social gap to tackle with the situation which is good as a one side decision, but it has shut the movement of people to other countries for work or tourism in almost 100s of countries. Not only the intra-city but also the inter-city movement is being fully closed. This scenario has an adverse impact over the world output.
Industrial operations are closed, offices are moving towards work from home that too for few MNCs, factories are shut, businesses are almost facing crisis this is the scenario we can see all over the world and has an impact over revenue generation, earnings and economy all over the globe.
Thousands of workers all over the world are becoming unemployed. This situation is worst for the daily wagers, for whom the only source of income is the work they get every day helping them earn their bread and butter. Even though Governments are providing relieve packages to avert in the time of deep recession. It is believed that in the worst-case scenario, the world GDP could contract by 0.9 per cent in 2020, It also states that the contraction could be even higher if governments fail to provide income support.
These happenings have made Economic Experts to admit that – Yes, it’s a period of recession with a predicted loss of global income in trillions of dollars. This will even more troublesome for the developing countries.
In this tough time, Government support is the need of the hour, a well-designed package provided by the Government, prioritizing health spending and income support to poor households who are most affected by the pandemic would eventually help to minimize the likelihood of this economic recession.
According to the forecast, lockdowns in Europe and North America are shaking the service sector hard, especially the industries that require physical interactions such as retail trade, leisure and hospitality, recreation and transportation services and work from home has no options for them Collectively, such industries account for more than a quarter of all jobs in these economies. As businesses lose output, unemployment will increase leading to the backlog in the economy.
To deal with the situation, Government support and also rich protecting poor is the need of the hour to deal with the global crisis arising out due to the pandemic of COVID-19
These days as we all are dealing with such a fatal disease in which People must change their lifestyle in order to fight with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID19). This disease is giving us physical and mental health issues so there must be some lifestyle changes that we all must adopt in order to tackle the situation. A change is always a necessity and it is even more necessary when we are to deal with current scenario.
For that we must follow few steps-
The first step to adopt is to maintain a proper hygiene which is very important for our life and our family.
As there is lock-down in most of the places of World, being a good citizen of our Country, we should follow these norms and maintain social distancing.
The working environment has been changed as everyone is working from home and helping the nation to heal from such a pathetic situation.
If anyone who returns from any Country where cases are at peak whey should make themselves self-quarantine and if finds any type of infection related to COVID19 should be properly tested and under observation of the Doctor.
This situation has given us the time to be with our Family and to spend this crucial time with them. Try to provide help at home in every household work.
use P.P.E.(personal protective equipment’s if going out of the house.
The disease is fatal for the one suffered from it on one hand, but it is beneficial for others on the other hand, COVID-19 is pushing some people – most at risk – toward better health. It makes people exercise even to those who have never done so. Also, both men and women are contributing their effort to daily household tasks.
Many women said they were concerned about “sweating out their hairstyle. Experts suggest that “It’s a really great way to have fun, relieve some stress and feel like life is normal for a little”.
But the coronavirus is pushing people toward lifestyle changes. Schools and colleges are all shut, so now we are observing the importance of digitization through online study.
