COVID-19 Pandemic (Sovietism)

The COVID-19 Pandemic, also known as the Coronavirus Pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic that has hurt various countries and caused political protests among many countries. COVID-19, also called COVID and Coronavirus, and officially known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). The pandemic started as an epidemic in the city of Wuhan in the People's Republic of China but soon turned into a global pandemic. The first COVID-19 vaccine was devloped by the Chinese government on June 24, 2020 but Conservatives and anti-vaxxers pushed back, causing the vaccine's spread to be slowed. On top of this, lack of efficient trade and time caused the spread of the vaccine to be slow. For these reasons, the pandemic continues into the present. Several countries, first of which being the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, have implemented vaccine mandates to encourage people to take the vaccine. Conservatives have spun this as 'Communist Authoritarianism', causing political unrest. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan has taken many actions due to the fact that it was the third country hit by the pandemic, making it feel that it's responsible to ending the pandemic.
== History ==
=== Origins of the Epicdemic (June, 2012 - November 30, 2019) ===
Bat Coronavirus RaTG13, also called RaTG13 and BatCoV RaTG13, is a virus that was first discovered in June, 2012 when it was given to a miner in the Yunnan Province of China by a bat. Bat Coronavirus RaTG13 is the second closest relative to COVID-19, making it the most likely candidate to the predecessor of COVID. For these reasons, many people have agreed that the origins of the first case in Wuhan being transported to humans by a bat. Those this subject is still up for debate.
=== Wuhan Epidemic Starts (December 1, 2019 - December 8, 2019) ===
On December 1, 2019 patient zero caught Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), or COVID-19, being the first person in the world. This happened in Wuhan, a major city in the People's Republic of China. A few days after, the Georgian Commune experienced three cases that could be traced to SARS‑CoV‑2 sypmtoms in the city of Cumming, causing Georgia to be the second country hit. On December 8, 2019 the first 41 confirmed cases of COVID-19 are, well, confirmed in Wuhan. Wuhan's epidemic has now begun.
=== Wuhan Epidemic Phase and Early Pandemic (December 9, 2019 - December 31, 2019) ===
On December 10, 2019 three more COVID-19 cases popped up in Wuhan, China. On December 15, 2019 six more COVID cases were confirmed. Several cases were hospitalized on December 16, 2019. The first scientists got involved in the Wuhan epidemic on December 24, 2019 at the Central Hospital of Wuhan. A man was hosptitalized on December 27, 2019 in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, making it the third country hit by the new virus and causing it to officially spread out of China (with the exception of the Georgia cases), meaning the pandemic has begun. The Center of Disease Control (CDC) got involved on December 29, 2019 as the CDC began searching for more information on the virus. The first international warnings were sent out on December 30, 2019. On December 31, 2019 the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission gave it's first public statement and true pandemic has begun.
=== Height of the Pandemic and Early 2020 Crisis (January 1, 2020 - June 23, 2020) ===
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=== Early Vaccine Phase and Late 2020 Crisis (June 24, 2020 - December 31, 2020) ===
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=== Continued Vaccine Phase and Aftermath of the 2020 Crisis (January 1, 2021 - Present) ===
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== COVID-19 ==
=== Symptoms ===
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), more commonly called Coronavirus, is a virus that causes the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), or COVID. The disease has many symptoms, some of which have been called 'fake' by Conservatives. There are several systemic symptoms. These are fatigue, myalgia (muscle pain), arthralgia (joint pain), sore throat, fever, and pain. Coughing, shortness of breath, and pneumonia are the main respiratory symptoms of COVID-19. Cardiovascular symptoms can include heart failure, arrhythmias, heart inflammation, and blood clots, though these are usually only present in the most severe of cases. The neurological symptoms of COVID-19 include things like headache, dizziness, altered mental state, disorientation, anosmia, dysgeusia, memory loss, inattention, poor concentration, seizures, strokes, encephalitis, and Guillain–Barré syndrome. Loss of smell and taste are also considered to be symptoms. Loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting are also possible symptoms of COVID-19. Chills, the coughing out of blood, diarrhea, and rashes are rarer symptoms that are also possible. Multi-organ failure, septic shock, and death can be caused as a result of COVID-19 symptoms.
=== Vaccine ===
There are nine types of COVID-19 vaccines that have been developed. One of these is the RNA vaccine, which was a vaccine that was developed in December, 2020 and January, 2021. The goal of the COVID-19 vaccine is to help build up an immunity to SARS‑CoV‑2 to prevent the disease of COVID-19 from killing you, though doesn't always work. The first vaccine development platforms began in early 2020, but the first vaccine was opproved by the Chinese government in June, 2020. As October 21, 2021 6.8 billion people have been vaccinated.
== Political Uproars by Country ==
=== Afghanistan ===
Main articles: 2020 Afghan Protests, 2021 Christian Afghan Protests
The first case of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was on December 27, 2019, but nothing came of it. Three Afghans in Herat caught the virus in February, 2020 with Conservatives and Anti-Communist kicking off the 2020 Afghan Protests against the government. The Afghan government encouraged the protesters to stop, saying the pandemic wasn't something the government could control. When the Conservatives continued to hold the government responsible, the Afghan government put the country on lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. On March 31, 2020 the virus truly broke out in Afghanistan with 196 positive cases being reached. On top of this, the first death to the virus on March 22 caused the protests to escalate to large riots. The Taliban responded by seizing the city of Kandahar, which overlapped with the ongoing Taliban Insurgency and caused a series of military clashes. The Afghan government began fighting the Taliban with thousands of soldiers in what became the 2020 Battle of Kandahar. The Taliban lost the battle and the Conservative protesters realized they were getting nowhere, causing the protests to end.
The 2021 Christian Afghan Protests began on March 3, 2021 when the Christian minorities in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan saw that Christians weren't being given proper vaccination efforts by the government compared to Muslims. After Christian rioters shot at an Afghan police officer on March 28, 2021 the Afghan government agreed to rework the vaccination programs.
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