Suhaib Idrees Lateef
Coronavirus disease or COVID, an extremely critical chronic infectious disease which is showing its bad mode effects these days with a regular face of hundreds of deaths and thousands of renewing positive test cases day by day leading to a scientific pandemic. In a disastrous move, Italy, on first rank alone crossed more than 8000 deaths. America came on no. 1 in case of rising infections in the region as identified in more than a lac population in the region, citing a new epicenter for the virus. Iran lost more than 2000 Citizens to the deadly Catastrophe. Meanwhile Prime Minister of UK John Borison was found positive from his COVID report.
The catastrophic disease is caused by a new kind of virus that had not been previously identified in any kind of population.
The outbreak, first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019 and recognized as ”Pandemic” by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.The virus causes respiratory illness similar like the flu with symptoms such as a cough, fever and characterized by mild symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat, coldness, and slow grade body temperature. Illness can be more severe for some people and can lead to pneumonia or breathing difficulties.
The zoonotic term we can use for Corona Virus, meaning the infectious and fatal viruses are transmitted between animals and human beings, mostly in Vertebrates. It is a large family of old RNA viruses that cause illness ranging from the severe common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain in humans emerged like a catastrophe, the social and electronic media flowed with reports of disaster, starting from Wuhan China acting as epicenter of the epidemic, it has now spread to Europe, USA involved whole of the globe in its transformation.
This entire epidemic evoked a much disastrous fear and alarm as a result of fatalities as quick and daily advent of deaths. The outbreak spread more rapidly, detected in more than a century of countries including India, crossing over 25000 deaths worldwide. The highest number of deaths were reported from China, South Korea an Iran. It is now gaining more grounds in Europe than China from past couple of days.
Couple of days before, the World Health Organization warned that Europe and USA has now become the “epicenter” for the Pandemic as Northern Lombardy region around Milan turned to more than 10000 deaths, reporting more daily cases than China at the height of its outbreak. The Italy, Spain and Iran are showing a continuous rise in graph of deaths leaving behind China
Nineteen deaths have been reported from India while more than 27000 people are under surveillance. Recently, Dr Suhail Naik has termed the epidemic as programmed nuclear chain reaction as it is increasing day by day with more and more number of deaths. We should preferably go for symptoms in any ways.
Impact Of Coronavirus
Firstly, WHO in its briefing, declared the pandemic as Global emergency. The recent U.S.-EU traffic ban can damp the global economic culture.
U.S. particularly has declared emergency in its whole country couple of days back with some other major countries like India, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Iran, China denying Visas and exits to rest world.
The Italy is the recent victim with thousands of deaths alone. The Country tightened its strict quarantine and the US imposed a ban on flights to Europe. Europe is largely seen to get effected in view of its dependence mostly on foreign markets. The Spain is enduring for relief
Meanwhile, the virus has spread to whole of African Continent, with Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Guinea all confirmed their deaths to COVID.
The UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) forecasts that Japan could lose $2.29 billion of tourism revenue in the first quarter due to the drop in Chinese travelers, while Thailand could lose $1.15 billion because of this deadly virus.
Cyprus will shut its borders for 15 days to any individual other than Cypriots, Europeans and persons with special permits in a precautionary move against coronavirus. The same move was done by Pakistan to completely seal its borders with Afghanistan and Bangladesh in view of this pandemic to prevent it from entering the region.
While in a move to prevent COVID, President of Poland ordered ban of foreigners entering the country from Sunday and impose 14-day quarantine.
In our Country, nearly all schools have been shut amid whole lock down while same with the secondary level cum College and Universities in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a simultaneous step Tunisia, Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan and other Muslim countries have systematically ordered to immediately suspend prayers in mosques, ban all cultural and religious gatherings to combat the spread of deadly virus into the country.
Countries are either closing markets or shutting economics like Italy’s or declining their Airways and railways. It has shuttled mouth of global market at all. China the world’s 2nd highest market is in a huge danger as the country has been harshly affected by the pandemic. Italy, its Government cum people is reflecting for a Country wide shut down.
While some nearly 2 dozens of Countries have called for complete lockdown including India and Pakistan that can prove much detrimental to Globalization and Economy.
Symptoms And Prevention
With a rapid heartbeat, the Symptoms including Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, and shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure lining to death. It has almost surprised and choked the modern Science and technology which doesn’t have any antivirals or vaccines to combat. It has been at least more than five months roaming from country to country with out any antidote.
The Standard recommendations to prevent COVID infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
Protection:
Fortunately, there are several things people can do to protect themselves. The most important is hand hygiene. People should wash their hands often with a hand wash preferably alcohol based hand rubs should be used or sanitizers (Alcohol based). Stay as much as away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing. Avoid as much you can in touching your eyes, nose or mouth or ear. These only few things can protect us for being negative to COVID.
Hygiene And Obviation:
Make a good practice of respiratory hygiene, cough or sneeze into a tissue only. Avoid face masks or if used change them after every 1 to 2 days. If you feel unwell or tired, please stay at home or where you are residing. Don’t rush for hospitals without any custom or any such place where masses gather.
Recommendation:
Everybody is requested to follow latest and advanced advice from government health Authorities as they are in continuous touch with WHO and other global scientific staff and medical assistants in order of this epidemic. Please don’t pay attention to any kind of rumor regarding it and please don’t spread rumours. Civil and health societies plus small cum large NGOs should be at forefront in awareness program and keep people alert in all about it.
At last by concluding we should go for the logo ”I can be the next victim” to keep ourselves alert and cautious.
The is student at SSM college of Engineering and Technology, can be mailed at idreesdalal865@gmail.com
