Covid-19

LIFE AFTER ALL THE LOCKDOWNS END AND LESSONS WE LEARNT . BY – MANSI SHARMA Source – deccanherald.com Corona pandemic has put our lives to a standstill . With the constant , gripping fear of what comes next , citizens of various countries are continuing their lives , some still under complete lockdown and some with relaxation Even though lockdown has been partially lifted in certain places, seeing the number of rising corona cases , strict precaution measures are being implied . But in highly populated countries such as India , in certain places crowd can still be seen , which is completely ignorant and wrong way to go about . The danger of Covid-19 has not yet past , it’s still very much there . Although the end to this pandemic is unknown , the “new normal” will definitely comprise of social distancing , masks , gloves and washing of our hands regularly. Although lifting of lockdown is good for migrant labours and other such help workers , we need to main social distancing and take pr...

CRISIS GETTING WORSE? BY – MANSI SHARMA Source –  dnaindia.com COVID-19 Pandemic has severely impacted the entire world . Although measures have been taken to spread of corona virus . But still due to lifting lockdowns , and relaxed measures , the virus is spreading and a growth is being seen .  World Health Organisation has actually warned that the virus is getting worse and is not under control . Although the health workers and other workforces are working tirelessly and improvement has been observed in health care , yet the situation cannot be significantly improved if the people keep ignoring guidelines to wear proper mask , take care of hygiene etc . Countries worldwide are investing lot of money for health infrastructure improvement and even though there is no doubt that the combined efforts are required to help overcome this pandemic , the people aren’t taking it seriously .  With the rumors flying around the spread of corona through air , there is an increased fea...

IMPACT OF COVID ON ENVIRONMENT BY – MANSI SHARMA Covid-19 has severely affected the travelling sectors all through the globe . As a result of pandemic , many countires have put the country people in quarantines , lockdowns and imposed ban on international and even domestic travel . Many tourist attractions around the world , such as museums , amusement parks and sports venues , are closed . All this led to pollution levels decreasing significantly , as toxic gas emissions were put to a stop . Some people see it as a godsend for the intoxicated environment . Rising temperatures , glaciers melting everything was happening so fast . But all this has slightly changed after lockdown. AIR QUALITY –  Since travelling was banned , industries were shut and trains and flights were cancelled , the quality of air improved significantly . There was a definite drop in nitrous oxide. IRONMENT BY – MANSI SHARMA Source – india.com WATER QUALITY –  Due to reduced water pollution and no boats in...

IS COVID AIRBORNE ?? This is a very important to discuss on since covid-19 is now the talk of every place . Is it airborne? if it is how will it impact us further ? Should we change our prevention strategies ? SOURCE IMAGE :-  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041202031254X So till now the W.H.O has said that covid-19 is not airborne , but many times scientist have been against this statement of W.H.O . As we all know W.H.O is facing criticism so many other reasons  may be there to give why they have said it is not airborne . According to 239 scientist it is airborne and the W.H.O should change its statement about this .So that countries are better prepared against this deadly virus . The smaller particles of covid-19 can travel to longer distances as depicted in the picture ? So scientist will publish a booklet about it in next week , in that use of MASKS IN INDOOR is also highlighted , which none of us are following since according to W.H.O guidelines...

COVID -19 SYMPTONS credits for the image -  https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/coronavirus-symptoms-patients-covid19-vector-30502988 So we all have searched what are the symptoms for covid - 19 , but it changes day by day so in this article ill like to try to put into a perspective . This study is based on 138 patients at zhonganan hospital of wuhan university  ,  135 patients in JINYINTAN hospital  and 56 patients from wuhan pulmonary hosptal  DAY 1 -2 :- It is similar to a common cold with neither a fever nor feeling tired DAY 3 :- Body temperature is around 36.5 celcius , other symptoms though not likely to happen to all may occur like mild diarrhea are possible  Throat pain starts to kick in DAY 4 :- Joint pain , throat pain , felling tired , temp around 37 celcius  DAY 5-6 :- Now mild fever starts to kick in and temperature is more than 37.2 celcius ,  breathing difficulty and dry cough may start to kick in and one can get easily...

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 BY – Mansi Sharma The COVID-19 pandemic is far more than a health crisis , it has hugely impacted the economies on a global scale . It is predicted that it will likely increase poverty and inequalities . Global suffering might escalate , jeopardizing lives and livelihoods for years to come . It is believed that economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic would vary in sectors . Particularly for India , the impact is supposed to be trivial. According to the Global Economic Prospects report released by the World Bank , India’s gross domestic product(GDP) is expected to contract by 3.2% in 2020-21. There will be a moderate recovery to 3.1% growth in 2021-22. This means that 2021-22 GDP will be less than what it was in 2019-20 . Contraction in GDP means that incomes will drop . Jobs will be lost . But  the impact of the contraction will vary across sectors, states, even social groups.  For example, it can be expected that at least two sectors; agriculture and ...