The 2023 J.U.C. Media, Research & Writing Awards | Submitted Category: RESEARCH
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The 2023 J.U.C. Media, Research & Writing Awards 
Submitted Category: RESEARCH
Submission Code: R2
Student Grade: 11 | Word count: 1215

COVID -19, A DISASTROUS INVENTION OF 21st CENTURY

INTRODUCTION OF COVID-19

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COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by a virus named SARS- CoV-2 and was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It is very contagious and has quickly spread around the world. Corona Viruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe disease such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The word corona means crown and refers to the appearance that coronaviruses get from the spike proteins stocking out of them. These spike proteins are important to the biology of this virus. The spike protein is the part of the virus that attaches to a human cell to infect it, allowing it to replicate inside of the cell and spread to other cells.

BIRTH OF COVID

13 years ago, there was a prediction of the birth of the Corona virus in China, it has to be ignored, now the public is worried. The Corona virus which started from Wuhan in China, has now shaken the whole world. Millions of people have been affected by this pandemic

SPREAD OF COVID

People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease can spread from person to person. When an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, droplets or tiny particles called aerosols carry the virus into the air from their nose or mouth. These droplets land on object ls and surfaces around the person. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, Older people and those with underlying medical conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, or cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.

IMPACT OF COVID-19

COVID-19 has heightened human suffering, undermined the economy, turned the lives of billions of people around the globe upside down, and significantly affected the health, economic, environmental and social domains. The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system and has laid bare its fragility. In the COVID-19 crisis food security, public health, and employment and labour issues, in particular workers, health and safety coverage. Without the means to earn an income during lockdowns, many are unable to feed themselves and their families. For most, no income means no food, or, at best, less food and less nutritious food.

POST COVID SITUATION

During the first wave of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 reports began to emerge that some patients had persistent symptoms weeks or months following SARS-CoV-2 infection despite having laboratory recovery of acute diseases. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimated that by the end of 2021, 3.92 billion individuals had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and that 3.7% (144.7 million) developed post COVID-19 condition as defined by the who clinical case definition with 15.1% (22 million) having persistent symptoms at 12 months after infection onset.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, WHO remains committed to learning more about the medium and long-term outcomes for people with post COVID-19 condition by further characterising the condition, assessment and evaluation of clinical management approaches, rehabilitation, and models of care.

CHANGES CAME IN HUMAN LIFE AFTER COVID

COVID-19 changed the way we communicate, care for others, educate our children, work and more. The world has seen a shift in behaviours, the economy, medicine and beyond due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have read news reports of health care workers 24*7 to battle COVID-19 at great risk to their lives. Some of them are staying in temporary hostels, away from their families and doing their job. Our lives after the lockdown will no longer be the same. There will be radical changes in how we work, commute, socialize and communicate. After covid it was found that environment in the surroundings have been changed and the daily routine of a common man has improvised. The feeling of common man and they also started getting back to the olden days life style i.e. Choupal. Choupal a place where people used to meet each other after camw back from their work in the evening. But “reopening” can also be about opening ourselves to new ideas and behaviors that make our communities stronger and more inclusive – at RALIANCE, we believe that should be one of society’s goals as we return to workplaces, entertainment venues, and other gathering places. Since the beginning of the pandemic, many have been focused on returning to normal, but we can’t accept a return to normal if that means failing to confront the rampant discrimination, violence, harassment, and abuse historically faced by women, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and others.  Scenarios do not attempt to predict the future, but rather identify a set of possible future states. They focus on the external driving forces over which individual organizations have little or no control. Scenarios are both plausible and challenging. Organizations benefit from scenario planning by imagining how they might compete in each scenario. This process helps them widen their thinking around possible responses and outcomes. For example, some responses may not have been considered if the scenario planning process hadn’t been followed. Other responses become clearer and more obvious as they are identified across multiple scenarios.
In this report, we have created a set of plausible scenarios for the world after COVID-19, and provided guidelines for how these scenarios can be used in a workshop format to help prepare for a very uncertain future. Scenario planning workshops are relevant for organizations wishing to develop proactive strategies for dealing with the pandemic.

The lockdown had a significant impact on the economy and the region—like the rest of the world—will have to propose strategies for economic recovery. According to the regional director for UNDP, it is estimated that more than 30 million people may fall into poverty The ECLAC forecasts an average drop of 9.1% in gross product for the countries of the region and a 25% drop in the price of raw materials, something that will undoubtedly strongly affect economies of all countries
The effects of the pandemic have been catastrophic for the region. Economies and labor markets have suffered the largest contraction in the last 100 years with a total loss of about 85 million jobs (47 million in the second quarter alone) This means that recovery will be slow and it will take several years to regain pre-pandemic levels. It will also mean that states will have to make great efforts to incentivize investment and promote employment

From an ecological point of view, Latin America is experiencing both positive and negative effects. As has happened in other parts of the world, the lockdown has led to a decrease in emissions, pollution and an improvement in air quality. This effect has been visible in all the capitals and large cities of the region. However, with the progressive economic reactivation these positive effects began to diminish

“Keep safe distance for COVID
Resistance; Clean Hands and Face Mask corona will leave before you Ask”

STAY ALERT
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CONTROL THE VIRUS
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SAVE LIVES