Coronavirus, or Covid-19, is a contagious virus that began in December 2019. It causes an infection on the upper throat, sinuses, and nose. Coronavirus’s highly infectious nature has made it increasingly difficult to prevent it from continuing spread (Driggin et al., 2020). The illness is transmitted through contact with infected individuals. Additionally, it possesses extreme ability to survive on surfaces of all kinds, ranging from fabric to metal.
According to a historian, times have changed, and the world has many deadly diseases and viruses throughout. They range from legionnaires and herpes in the 1970s to AIDS, Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and now the Covid-19, a contagious ailment that threats and disrupt the human population (Jones, 2020). According to social scientists, the current occurrence is a clear indication of massive disparities emerging with the Covid-19 Pandemic’s coming. It continues to widen the existing social and economic fault lines. However, viruses and diseases happen but can also be cured through science and time (Van-Bavel et al., 2020). According to the biographer, the current pandemic is considered the worst in history when looking at the geographical distance covered and the overall effect it has had on the people’s lives (Huang et al., 2020). The lost human lives are the most devastating effect of the pandemic.
Besides, coronavirus has affected my community ever since the lockdown. This measure has led to a significant effect on the global economy and population in general. Many people have lost their jobs, family members could not see each other, and their financial status has also been ruined. We are continuously waiting for the vaccine and hoping that it will all get better as time moves.
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Huang, H., Fan, C., Li, M., Nie, H. L., Wang, F. B., Wang, H & Huang, J. (2020). COVID-19: A Call for Physical Scientists and Engineers. ACS Nano, 14(4), 3747-3754.
Jones, D. S. (2020). History in a crisis—lessons for Covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine, 382(18), 1681-1683.
Van-Bavel, J. J., Baicker, K., Boggio, P. S., Capraro, V., Cichocka, A., Cikara, M.,… & Drury, J. (2020). Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response. Nature Human Behaviour, 4, 460-471. Web.