How the Coronavirus pandemic changed our lives
A deadly viral pandemic called Coronavirus disease started in December 2019 in China. Since it was caused by a new kind of virus called SARS CoV2, none of the countries had any cure for it. The infection could be spread from one person to the other in just about five minutes. The symptoms of the infection were also tricky. Some people showed running nose, cough and fever, others had only conjunctivitis or dysentery. Many showed no symptoms but all of a sudden their lungs would collapse. Some countries didn’t have enough life-saving equipment, hospital beds, or medical staff. Millions lost their lives and loved ones.
To date, no one knows about the origin of the virus. Some news reports said the virus spread from the meat market in Wuhan which also sold the bat meat. Bats are considered to harbour Coronavirus. The other reports claimed that the infection may have accidentally escaped from the virology lab in Wuhan.
People in their wildest dreams wouldn’t have locked themselves up in their house for the fear of catching a disease. Marketplaces, cinema halls, offices were shut. Schools and colleges had switched to online learning. Children couldn’t step out of their houses. They yearned to be with their friends. Even when lockdowns became lenient, it became normal for everyone to frequently sanitise their hands, and wear a mask to cover their nose and mouth before stepping out of their houses.
As cities and villages were totally devoid of all kind of human activity, the wildlife from the nearby jungles began enjoying their freedom and started exploring emptied streets and waterways around human habitations. Eventually vaccines for the disease were developed and countries succeeded in breaking the chain of infection. The Coronavirus was defeated.
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