"CORONAVIRUS: ULTRON TO VISION 2020"

                           “Silver Lining Of Coronavirus Pandemic”

                                                             (By ANISHK YADAV, Engineering Student) 

The COVID-19 pandemic, A.K.A. the Coronavirus pandemic, is an open-ended pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). The outbreak was first known in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The World Health Organization(W.H.O) declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January, and a pandemic on 11 March. As of 24 May 2020, more than 5.34 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in more than 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 342,000 deaths. More than 2.13 million people have recovered from the virus. (click here for live number)

Points That We’ll Be Covering In This Article:

v  Its  Origin And Effect In The World.

v  Role Of WHO

v  Comparative Study Of Management Of Coronavirus In Different Countries.

v  Steps Taken By Indian Government

v  Precautions To Be Taken By General Public.

v  Effect On The Economy Of The World.

v  It’s After Effects.

Its  Origin And Effect In The World

Origin: There are numerous assumptions about where the very first case (the so-called patient zero) originated. The first known case may ascertain back to 1 December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Over the next month, the number of coronavirus cases in Hubei progressively increased. According to official Chinese sources, these were often linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which also sold alive animals.

Effect: The COVID-19 pandemic outlines an unprecedented agitation to the global economy and world trade, as production and consumption are scaled back across the globe.

The coronavirus has conceived the biggest global crisis in generations, emitting shock waves through health systems, economies, and societies around the world. Confronted with an unprecedented situation, governments are focused on bringing the disease under control and reviving their economies. Some Points Are Given Below:

1.      Countries in full lockdown are encountering an average 25% decline in energy demand per week and countries in partial lockdown an average 18% decline.

2.      The Consequence of global lockdown measures, Mobility – 57% of global import/export declined at an unprecedented scale in early 2020.

3.      Road transport in regions with lockdowns in place drained between 50% and 75%, with global average road transport activity almost falling to 50% of the 2019 level by the end of March.

4.      Oil demand is expected to fall by a record 9.3 million barrels a day this year, erasing almost a decade of growth.

Role Of WHO   

W.H.O: The World Health Organization is a technoscientific agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which authorizes the agency's governing structure and principles, states its main objective as the feat by all peoples of the highest feasible level of health.

Role:

WHO fulfils its objectives through its core functions:

• Providing administration on matters critical to the health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed
• Shaping the research agenda and arousing the generation, translation, and propagation of valuable knowledge
• Setting norms and standards and advancing and observing their implementation

• Enunciating ethical and evidence-based policy options
• Providing technical support, catalysing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity
• Monitoring the health situation and evaluating health trends.

Comparative Study Of Management Of Coronavirus In Different Countries

Comparative study of SARS-CoV-2 infected countries in Asia, Europe, and the American continent. The present study is based on the confirmed case, the number of deaths, the total recovered case. In Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh where the population is high and the medical facility is less as compared to Europe so it can be more serious in the future. Therefore, lockdown can play a crucial role in COVID-19. This lockdown in countries provide more time to search alternative solution for control of COVID-19 disease and upcoming weeks are more critical.

ASIAN COUNTRIES:

  Table: Confirmed Cases, Deaths And Total Recovered Due To COVID-19 in Asian Countries  

S. No.	Country	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Total Recovered
1	China	82,974	4,634	78,261
2	Iran	135,701	7,417	105,801
3	South Korea	11,190	266	10,213
4	Israel	16,717	279	14,153
5	Turkey	156,827	4,340	118,694
6	Malaysia	7,245	115	5,945
7	Japan	16,536	808	13,244
8	Pakistan	54,601	1,133	17,198
9	Thailand	3,040	56	2,921
10	Saudi Arabia	72,560	390	43,520
11	Indonesia	22,271	1,372	5,402
12	Philippines	14,035	868	3,249
13	India	138,536	4,024	57,692
	Average	56,325	1,977	36,638

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES:

Table: Confirmed Cases, Deaths And Total Recovered Due To COVID-19 in European Countries  

S. No.	Country	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Total Recovered
1	Italy	230,555	32,955	144,658
2	Spain	283,339	27,117	196,958
3	Germany	181,094	8,449	162,000
4	France	182,942	28,432	65,199
5	Switzerland	30,761	1,915	28,200

6	United Kingdom	265,227	37,048	N/A
7	Netherlands	45,578	5,856	N/A
8	Belgium	57,455	9,334	15,320
9	Austria	16,557	643	15,182
10	Portugal	31,007	1,342	18,096
11	Norway	8,374	235	7,727
12	Sweden	34,440	4,125	4,971
13	Denmark	11,428	563	10,044
14	Czech Republic	9,034	317	6,263
	Average	99,128	11,309	56,218

AMERICAN COUNTRIES:

Table(a): Confirmed Cases, Deaths And Total Recovered Due To COVID-19 in North American Countries  

S. No.	Country	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Total Recovered
1	United States	1,713,856	100,095	469,049
2	Canada	85,998	6,566	44,898
3	Panama	11,183	310	6,279
4	Mexico	71,105	7,633	49,890
5	Dominican Republic	15,264	468	8,534
6	Costa Rica	951	10	628
7	Guadeloupe	161	14	115
	Average	271,217	16,442	82,770

Table(b): Confirmed Cases, Deaths And Total Recovered Due To COVID-19 in South American Countries  

S. No.	Country	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Total Recovered
1	Brazil	377,780	23,622	153,833
2	Ecuador	37,355	3,203	18,003
3	Chile	77,961	806	30,915
4	Argentina	12,628	471	4,167
5	Peru	123,979	3,629	50,949
6	Colombia	21,981	750	5,265
	Average	108,614	5,414	43,855

COMPARISON:

Table: Comparison Of Confirmed Cases, Deaths And Total Recovered Due To COVID-19 in Asian, European, North & South American Countries  

S. No.	Continent	Confirmed Cases	Deaths	Total Recovered
1	Asia	56,325	1,977	36,638
2	Europe	99,128	11,309	56,218
3	North America	271,217	16,442	82,770
4	South America	108,614	5,414	43,855

 

Steps Taken By Indian Government

We Entered the 10^th week of lockdown That Our Government Announced Nation-wide On 22 March 2020. As of now, Government Of India Has Taken Various Measures To Contain The COVID-19 Pandemic. Few Steps That Are Taken By The Indian Government Is given Below:

•          All extant visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas, stand suspended till further notice.
•          Indian nationals are strongly advised to avoid all non-essential travel abroad. On their return, they can be subjected to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days.
•          All schools, colleges, and cinema halls in India will remain shut till lockdown ends as a measure to counter the coronavirus.
•          Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways advised states and Union Territories to take all steps for sanitization of public transport vehicles and terminals. This is to ensure sanitation of seats, handles and bars at all bus terminals are disinfected.
•          The government introduced the Aarogya Setu mobile application to educate citizens about novel coronavirus and help them make informed decisions amid the crisis.
•          Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal launched a web portal to monitor and record the initiative by the ministry to combat Covid-19 with Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation (YUKTI).
•          The finance ministry announced that it will make an immediate release of Rs 18,000 crore in tax refunds to individuals and businesses.
•          Wages under MGNREGA to be hiked to Rs 202 from Rs 182. The move would bring in Rs 2,000 in addition to workers.
•          Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a relief package worth Rs 1.70 lakh crore in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
•          Under the National Social Assistance Programme, Rs 1,400 crore has been disbursed to about 2.82 crore old age people, widows, and disabled people.

Precautions To Be Taken By General Public.

 You can reduce your chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19 by taking some simple precautions:

• Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.
• Maintain at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance between yourself and others. 
• Avoid going to crowded places. 
• Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately and wash your hands. 
• Stay home and self-isolate even with minor symptoms such as cough, headache, mild fever, until you recover. Have someone bring you supplies. If you need to leave your house, wear a mask to avoid infecting others. 
• If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention, but call by telephone in advance if possible and follow the directions of your local health authority. 
•  If you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, make sure you use and store it carefully.
• If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with COVID-19.

Effect On The Economy Of The World

 The pandemic has pushed the global economy into a recession, which means the economy starts shrinking and growth stops. Among the coronavirus pandemic, several countries across the world resorted to lockdowns to “flatten the curve” of the infection. These lockdowns meant confining millions of citizens to their homes, shutting down businesses, and ceasing almost all economic activity. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global economy is expected to shrink by over 3 percent in 2020 – the steepest slowdown since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

• In the US, COVID-19-related disruptions have led to millions filing for unemployment benefits.
• An early analysis by IMF reveals that the manufacturing output in many countries has gone done, which reflects a fall in external demand and growing expectations of a fall in domestic demand.
• The IMF’s estimate of the global economy growing at -3 percent in 2020 is an outcome “far worse” than the 2009 global financial crises.
• China’s GDP dropped by 36.6 percent in the first quarter of 2020, while South Korea’s output fell by      5.5 percent since the country didn’t impose a lockdown but followed a strategy of aggressive testing, contact tracing and quarantining. In Europe, the GDPs of France, Spain, and Italy fell by 21.3, 19.2, and 17.5 percent respectively.
• Due to the fall in travel, global industrial activity has been affected. Oil prices fell further in March as the transportation section, which accounts for 60 percent of the oil demand, was hit due to several countries imposing lockdowns.
• Due to lockdowns in China, followed by in the US and Europe, the demand for industrial metals reduced as factories shut down. As per IMF, China accounts for roughly half of the global demand for industrial metals.
• IMF projects a decrease in food prices by 2.6 percent in 2020, caused by supply chain disruptions, border delays, food security concerns in regions affected by Covid-19 and export restrictions.
• Supply shortages are expected to affect several sectors due to panic buying, increased usage of goods to fight the pandemic, and disruption to factories and logistics.
• In India, economists expect the near-term impact of the outbreak to be limited to the supply chains of major conglomerates, especially pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, automobiles, textiles, and electronics.
• The BSE SENSEX fell 2919 and NIFTY 50 fell 950 points in a single day on 12 March 2020.
• The Indian government has banned the export of ventilators, surgical/disposable masks and textile raw materials out of the country.

It’s After Effects

 Like the fall of the Berlin Wall or the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a coronavirus pandemic is a world-shattering event whose far-ranging consequences we can only begin to imagine today.

• Just as this disease has shattered lives, disrupted markets and exposed the competence (or lack thereof) of governments, it will lead to permanent shifts in political and economic power in ways that will become apparent only later.
• The pandemic will strengthen the state and reinforce nationalism. Governments of all types will adopt emergency measures to manage the crisis, and many will be loath to relinquish these new powers when the crisis is over.
• COVID-19 will create a world that is less open, less prosperous, and less free. It did not have to be this way, but the combination of a deadly virus, inadequate planning, and incompetent leadership has placed humanity on a new and worrisome path.
• The coronavirus pandemic could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back of economic globalization.
• COVID-19 is forcing governments, companies, and societies to strengthen their capacity to cope with extended periods of economic self-isolation.
• It provides hope that men and women around the world can prevail in response to this extraordinary challenge.

"We cannot say this loudly enough or clearly enough or often enough - all countries can change the course of this pandemic."

                     “STAY HOME , STAY SAFE”