The World Health Organization declared a state of emergency earlier this year after a new virus outbreak, more than six months ago.
By the end of January, tens of thousands of confirmed cases of coronavirus had been detected. More than two hundred have died. But so far this is only happening in China. Not a single coronavirus infection has been reported outside China.
Since that time in January, the lives of the whole world and all of us have changed drastically.
Which way is this virus-fighting with mankind? Who will win?
If the whole world is to be considered, then the picture is not very good.
So far, 19 million people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. 6 lakh people have died.
Initially, it took weeks for every 100,000 people to become infected with the coronavirus. And now in just a few hours, the virus is spreading to one million people.
Wherever you are in the world, this behavior of coronavirus will explain the situation there. The answer lies in what our future holds.
Latin America is now the epicenter of the coronavirus. That’s because so many people are infected with the coronavirus. The same is true of why Hong Kong is detaining people for quarantine or why South Korea is checking people’s bank accounts and phones. Because of this coronavirus behavior, Europe and Australia are struggling to lift the lockdown. This is also the reason why we are looking for a ‘new normal’ instead of the previous epidemic.
“The virus is spreading across the planet. It is affecting all of us. It is spreading from person to person. The spread of the virus shows how all of us are connected,” said Dr. Elizabeth Grupelli of the St George’s University of London.
“It’s not just about traveling, it’s about talking to each other, spending time together – that’s what people do.”
It is very difficult to monitor the movement of this virus. Because many people infected with the virus show no symptoms. Many symptoms are mild. However, in some cases, the virus is very deadly. The hospitals were overwhelmed by their crowds.
“It simply came to our notice then. We are living in an era of epidemics,” said Dr. Harris.
Success in the fight against coronavirus has been achieved by blocking the passage of the virus from one person to another. New Zealand’s success has caught everyone’s eye. They took action against it very quickly. Since then only a few infections have been caught. They have imposed lockdowns across the country, closing borders. There is no coronavirus in New Zealand now. Life there is back to normal.
Many poor countries have also handled the situation well by adhering to some key issues. The longest border with Mongolia but China, where the epidemic began. The situation in Mongolia could be very bad. But until July, not a single person in Mongolia had to be hospitalized for the coronavirus. So far, 293 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Mongolia. No one was killed.
David Heyman, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: “Mongolia has done a very good job with very limited resources. It has dealt with an epidemic the way it should. “These people have been separated since then.”
Also, Mongolia closed all its schools very quickly. Has imposed restrictions on international travel. With that, the rule of wearing a face mask or washing hands has been introduced for a long time.
Professor Heyman said in contrast, efforts to tackle the coronavirus epidemic in many countries have been hampered by a lack of political leadership. According to him, “public health officials and political leaders in these countries could not speak in unison.”
Coronavirus is widespread in such an environment.
The US President Donald Trump and the country’s top communicable disease official, Dr. Anthony Fawcett, are cited as examples. The two of them were in two places.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has even joined anti-lockdown rallies. He described the virus as “little flu”. He also said that the epidemic will end by March.
But in Brazil alone, about 3 million people have been infected with the coronavirus and one million have died.
Meanwhile, the countries that have imposed severe lockdowns that paralyzed the entire economy and society, have been quite successful in dealing with the virus, they see, that the virus did not go away. When the lockdown is relaxed it will spread again. So going back to normal still seems like a mirage.
“These countries are realizing that the easier it is to issue a lockdown, the easier it is to lift it. They think about how we should live with this virus,” said Dr. Grupelli.
Australia is one of the countries now trying to get out of the lockdown. But the situation in the Australian state of Victoria is very critical now. Melbourne returned to normal in early July. But when the infection starts again, new restrictions are imposed. There is now a night curfew. People have been told not to walk more than five kilometers while walking or running.
In Europe, too, everything is slowly unfolding. But Spain, France, and Greece – all three countries – have reported a resurgence of infections in recent weeks. This is the first time in the last three months that the number of daily infections in Germany has exceeded one thousand.
At one time people wearing masks were seldom seen. Now, this is normal all over Europe. Even in many coastal tourist towns, it has become mandatory.
We also see signs that past success in dealing with the epidemic is not a guarantee of future success. Everyone was praising Hong Kong for successfully coping with the first bout of coronavirus. But bars and gyms have been closed again. The doors of Disneyland could not be kept open for a month after they were opened and had to be closed again.
“Lifting the lockdown doesn’t mean we can go back to the way it was. It’s a new kind of normalcy. People don’t seem to understand it yet,” says Dr. Harris.
Many questions about the African continent’s fight against coronavirus. There are more than 1 million infections. Although South Africa showed success, in the beginning, their situation now seems to be quite bad. Most of the infections reported across the African continent are in South Africa. But coronavirus testing is rare in Africa. So no clear picture is available.
Why the coronavirus death rate in Africa is so low compared to the rest of the world is also a big puzzle.
Here are some of the ones that are being explained:
মানুষAfrican people are relatively young. The average age of the population in Africa is 19. Covid-19 is more deadly in older people.
– Outbreaks of other types of coronavirus may be more prevalent in Africa.
The types of health problems that are more prevalent in rich countries, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, which increases the risk of coronavirus, are less common in Africa.
Different countries are finding different ways to deal with coronavirus. In Rwanda, supplies are being sent to hospitals using drones. Coronavirus warnings are also being broadcast from drones. Those who break the rules are being caught with drones.
Meanwhile, in some parts of India, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world, even simple advice like hand washing is not being followed due to a lack of clean water and sanitation facilities.
Dr. Grupelli says, “There are many people who have access to water for handwashing, there are many people who do not have this facility again. This is a big difference. You can divide the whole world on this basis. Then there is the big question: find a vaccine. How do you deal with this virus until you get it?