Corona: A Global Challenge Essay
Introduction: Covid-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019)i a huge global health crisis of our time. It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan city of China. It is thought to have originated in a sea food market where wildlife was sold illegally. Scientists have pointed to either bats or snakes as possible sources. The WHO declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Since its emergence, it has caused a large number of deaths across the world. There is no known cure for Covid-19 yet.
Symptoms and spread: Fever, dry cough and difficulty in breathing are the common symptoms of Covid-19. Fatigue, sore throat, muscle pain and loss of smell can also be seen in Covid-19 patients. The incubation period of Covid-19 is thought to be between 1 and 14 days. Infected patients can be asymptomatic, which means they do not show any symptoms despite being infected. This is why so many people get infected.
Effects: Covid-19, in fact, is much more than a health crisis. It is also an unprecedented socio-economic crisis. We all need to come together and work hard or it may have devastating social and economic effects. As the world continues to grapple with Covid-19 pandemic, countries like New Zealand, Tanzania, Fiji and some others have declared themselves to be Covid-19 free.
Prevention: Regularly washing our hands with soap and water, covering our mouth and nose with masks and maintaining social distancing are the preventive steps to avoid the infection of Covid-19. We should not touch our mouth, nose or eyes with unwashed hands and we must wear a mask while talking to someone or going out. We should try to keep a distance of six feet from others.
Vaccination against Covid-19 started in India on January 16, 2021 and the government is urging all of its citizens to be vaccinated in what is expected to be the largest vaccination programme in the world.
So far people upto 18 years of age have been vaccinated and now the government is going to vaccinate children to make them safe from the viral infection of Covid-19. Oxygen plants are being set up in every district of the country in hospitals and industrial areas.
Conclusion: Covid-19 has affected the whole world badly. Lacs of people have been died due to it. Vaccination has been given to adult people. Govt. is going to vaccinate children in coming months. A vigil eye is being kept over the disease by state and central governments.
Most affected countries by covid-19 like China, France, U.S.A., Russia, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina and India have controlled the direase at large scale. Even then we should be careful about the pandemic of Covid-19. People, government and medical experts have learnt a lot of ways to prevent the disease. India has proved herself best defender in the world.
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