"How Dreadful is the 2020 Pandemic?"
"COVID Testing Centre Sevenoaks"
[ "How Dreadful is the 2020 Pandemic?;The year 2020 seems to be a really hard time for theworld as it has witnessed the ghastly effects of the novel coronavirus. Itstarted from a small region in China. It gradually took a big shape over timeby spreading rapidly among the people of other countries. Several people acrossthe globe have suffered the impacts of the virus, and many are still suffering.Humanity seems to be under one of the biggest threats of all times. We are allaware of the present condition of the pandemic over the globe, but are wereally aware of its intensity?;What is Pandemic?;Who thought that we will be the generation after decadesto witness another pandemic? There were pandemics before, and the ones like theSpanish flu of 1918 and Ebola of 2014 can be compared to Covid-19 in terms ofintensity. Do you wonder why these pandemics, and not the other epidemics areconsidered to be same? For that, we need to understand the term pandemic.Pandemic is a little different from the epidemic. Let us see how. A pandemic isknown as the global outbreak of a deadly disease throughout the country,continent or the whole world that too rapidly. While on the other hand, anepidemic is the rapid spreading of a non-local disease, but it remains within aparticular region or locality affecting everyone there for a temporary periodIf we try to compare that which is more dangerous innature, then pandemic shall come first and then epidemic. It is so because ofthe affecting capacity of a pandemic and its novelty in origin, which makes itmore threatening and difficult to cure. Nothing explains it more aptly than thecurrent scenario of coronavirus in the world due to which millions are dying orin a serious health conditionSource;This began from the city of Wuhan in China in December2019, and it spread to many other states and countries like Italy, the UnitedStates, United Kingdom, etc. This virus is suspected by the scientists to beoriginally found in bats or pangolins, and somehow it got transmitted into thehumans. Since it is a respiratory disease, it spreads like wildfire. Some casereports suggest that it may have spread to humans from the seafood market ofWuhanAwareness;It showed disastrous results in Italy, Canada and theUnited States. Even in the United Kingdom, the death toll rose as high as40,000. Of course, there have been several recoveries as well, but the numberseems quite contrasting to the number of deathsThere is no vaccine yet for the disease, and the onlypossible way to prevent it is social distancing and sanitisation. Screeningtests are going on in several;COVID-19Testing Centre SevenoaksItis very important to maintain the habit of practising basic hygiene, hand wash,and sanitisation at frequent intervals. Wearing masks is of utmost importance.Also maintaining social distancing is an absolute necessity now. Pandemics arenot that easily over, and it takes time, so it is important to be patient andfollow the necessary steps for prevention in case of every individual. It isliterally in our hands now to save our future" ]