Coronavirus

With couples quarantining together across the country, you might have come across many memes joking about a lot of baby booms in nine months. If you and your partner are considering trying to conceive, there are many factors to think about right now, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted every part of our society. While the covid-19 has obligated some couples depending on  fertility treatments to delay their family planning goals while the others are dealing with making the choice on their own.

Social Distancing is the most effective way to control the outbreak of a pandemic. Be it coronavirus or other infectious diseases, the implementation of NPI's has always been helpful. The existence of Human civilization is repeatedly challenged by epidemics and infectious diseases throughout the entire history of mankind and sometimes they even went on to put the entire world's population on a halt. Nothing has devastated and killed people, more than an epidemic.

It was only the time of the new year, back in December 2019, and we didn't care much about the cough and illness or the flu that most of us usually catches. Little did we know that an outbreak of respiratory illness was setting up its reach across the entire globe. As we entered 2020, one by one, the COVID-19 entered, in almost all the countries leaving nothing but havoc all around. And by the end of January, we knew we were and are in a state of war with an unseen enemy as WHO (World Health Organization) declared coronavirus as a public health emergency. 

With over 3.6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, the world remains in total panic and pandemonium. As of May 4th, 2020 over 252 thousand deaths from the novel coronavirus has been recorded. These worrying statistics have kept scientists and researchers busy – searching for the cure. With the way new cases keep popping up around the world, we might be left to rue more deaths if we fail to find a vaccine soon. Aside from these sad deaths, economies, worldwide events, and businesses have been greatly affected by the spread of the coronavirus. Currencies have lost value while many people are losing their jobs daily. 

As the COVID-19 crisis and social distancing intensifies, we’re being subjected to collective trauma. Every single day we come across news about the rapid spread of the virus, the latest death tallies, and tragic tales of suffering and loss. If the virus hasn’t already impacted us personally, we fear for our own wellbeing and for our loved ones. These fears can sometimes feel unpredictable and uncontrollable—the signature of traumatic events.

The new coronavirus pandemic, called covid19 has successfully put the world to a sudden halt. The rate at which covid19 has spread is a growing concern. The fact that we don’t even know how to specifically stop it makes it scary. Initially, there was news that it can’t survive in highly temperate regions. Some also said it targets older people. While thoughts about its transmission centred on direct contact with a carrier. However, the recent trend in the spread of the deadly covid19 virus has given us more than we can chew. Not only has it spread, but it has also killed people in the temperate region. Likewise, records have shown quite a lot of young folks who have tested positive for coronavirus. Infants aren’t even left out!

The spread of COVID-19 has made us all go to quarantine. The global epidemic has affected all of us in one way or another. What was a dream to us (to stay hours in a room with no work to do) is irritating us now. Staying in quarantine for long hours is making all of us bored. There is no social interaction except on social media plats and all of us have been isolated in our homes. The coronavirus has hit us all badly. Millions of people are getting infected and thousands of deaths across the world. Currently, no cure has been found for the coronavirus. Even the strongest countries like the United States and France have been affected badly in this global epidemic. The World Health Organization has repeatedly warned people to wears masks if they step outside, stay indoors, wear masks and practice social distancing. The pet lovers are worried if the “coronavirus in dogs” or “coronavirus in cats” could be a possibility? The answer is not an absolute no, as the virus can affect any creature today.

When the first cases of covid19 were reported at Wuhan, China, we never expected a pandemic. Today, the world is shaking from the turn of the event. Thousands of new cases keep springing up daily. The virus moved from being the “Wuhan” virus to being a worldwide pandemic. Even Wuhan and China are leaving the world behind. With death toll per day in some countries surpassing China’s. Although almost every country has adopted the nationwide lockdown technique, covid19 cases continue to grow. This tells how dangerous the virus is. A significant percentage of the cases were asymptomatic covid19 – where carriers of the virus show no symptoms. Asymptomatic covid19 heightened the spread of the virus. Since there are no signs or covid19, it is hard to know who to keep away from or not.

The outbreak of Covid19 has brought about a lot of unanswered questions. Because no one has witnessed such disease before, practically everyone around the world is kept on their toes. Is there going to be a vaccine soon? How do I know I have covid19? Does my pre-existing health condition put me at a higher risk? How do I know who is infected? These questions and many others have kept scientists and health practitioners busy. The fight against this deadly virus has brought about unity for a common goal. Hence, we must understand this virus. This will increase our chances of survival and better prevention.

In December 2019, when the reports of coronavirus infection emerged from Wuhan, China, nobody saw a worldwide pandemic beckoning. It started with news that dozens of people in the city of Wuhan the Hubei Province – China's seventh-largest city, have been diagnosed with pneumonia from an unknown source. Sources suggested that they were infected with a virus from an animal from the now-famous Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan. Whether this is true or not, no one expected the kind of pandemonium this deadly coronavirus has created worldwide. As of April 13, over 1.8 million cases of Coronavirus have been reported with over 114 thousand deaths already around the world! On top of that, the coronavirus pandemic has successfully caused a total halt to big world activities like football matches, fashion events, world festivals and many more. We can say, the earth has suddenly been paused!