Abstract

The spread of COVID-19 created unpredictable changes in both environmental and political norms. Social distancing is a technique to reduce crowd interactions to minimize the spread of disease within groups. A self-designed survey study was conducted among 100 individuals of the general population. The questionnaire was designed in the manner to assess their knowledge about COVID-19. The results and data from this study were analyzed using SPSS software. The findings are represented in pie charts. More than 95% of individuals were well aware of the disease nature of coronavirus. About 87% of participants felt that lockdown can be effective against novel coronavirus. 70% of individuals responded that developed countries are performing social distancing more effectively than developing and third world countries. Awareness and knowledge about coronavirus was found to be high. But due to negligence of people, COVID-19 is prevailing still as a pandemic. Further precautions and mitigation programs should be followed strictly by governments.

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