Why should we take corona virus seriously?

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This year the corona virus started to spread in china. The origins of the virus come from the city of china called Wuhan. In the start people were not taking in seriously and it started of affect people in an exponential rate.  There are now almost 314,097 cases of corona all around the world. It caused around 13,566 deaths till now and only 95,874 people have recovered from the virus. If we see the growth of the spread it’s increasing day by day. More and more people are getting infected from the virus. China had the most cases in the start but now the rate by which Italy is getting infected is getting higher. China, Italy and Iran have the greatest number of cases. A week ago, Pakistan had 25 or 26 cases and now number of people infected by corona-virus are 645. We can see the way virus is spreading around the country.

How COVID-19 spreads

1.      Person to person spread: This virus usually spreads person to person. It is spread between people who are in close contact with one another. It is spread through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

2.      Spread from contact with contaminated surfaces or objects: It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads. A lot of people got infected by the virus by touching the money and ATM buttons.

Situation of our country:

We know that how contagious the virus is so if we are still not taking it seriously than things can get out of control. They are going to get worst. In our country the medical centers can’t handle the burden of this pandemic. As there are very limited resources all around the country and our country has around 2000 ventilators which is very alarming. The government must take steps and go towards a proper lock-down of the country if they want to contain the virus. The educational institutes are closed since last week and our people think that they have some kind of vacations, they’re planning trips, arranging social gatherings, throwing parties which is very wrong. The work of daily wage workers is under great threat and they’re going to be jobless due to this pandemic. The people of Pakistan must unite and tackle this virus seriously because the way it’s spreading in next few days things might get more worse. The government should take necessary steps but people should stand up with government. They must be on the same page or else we may face some serious consequences.

Necessary Precautions:

The job of the people is to take proper precautions and they must quarantine themselves insides their homes.  Only if it’s very urgent then they must leave their homes and when they’re leaving, they must wear masks and take sanitizer with them. They should avoid close contact with the other people. They must practice social distancing. People must wash their hands often for almost 20 seconds and especially after they have been to the public place, or after blowing their nose or sneezing. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. They must avoid the people who are sick. If you’re sick then isolate yourself don’t come close to the people. They must clean and disinfect the frequently touched places daily. If surfaces are dirty clean them first then use them.