A new way of life..
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Lockdowns, Border Restrictions, Economic downturn…and much more…
No one knows where it came from, or at least there’s no hard evidence to substantiate the many theories floating around. Whether it’s a result of laboratory leakage or in fact the bats gave this to us, we don’t know. Honestly, I don’t want to know.
What we do know is that:
- Its highly contagious, transmits from one human to another, through droplets on surface – hands, eyes, nose! Apparently one infected person can pass it to 400 people.
- It stays on surface and in the air for a long time depending on weather conditions
- The virus mutates faster than any other and therefore antibodies developed in a patient may not even protect them from a relapse.
- No one knows who is infected unless they are tested because a lot of people are asymptotic carriers, perhaps because their immune system is strong and therefore fighting it. but that makes it riskier because it may still be passed on.
- There is no known medicine or vaccine and WHO mentions that we may have something ready in 12-18 months. Key word being “may”. This is wishful thinking. So the world needs to live in fear for the foreseeable future.
- And because it’s declared as a pandemic, entire world is trying to save their people. Easier said than done.
Nations, big or small, first or third world, developed or developing are all struggling to contain and combat this virus. A battle is being fought globally and healthcare officials and other essential service providers are the real fighters.
Continue reading “Chronicles of CORONA…”
Navleen Khalsa 