Abstract
The headlines of the year, the coronavirus pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) also popularly known as covid 19.The news of the outbreak first originated from Wuhan, China in 2019 December.
 The modes by which the virus can spread are various, including small droplets released into the surrounding on coughing sneezing or talking.These small droplets land on various surfaces or any object known as fomites and in some cases can also remain in the air as suspended particles infecting many others breathing the same.On touching these contaminated surfaces, most people acquire the virus on their hands which can enter the body when these unwashed hands are bought to face.The virus is capable of spreading thoughout the course of infection or even before one has developed symptoms but it is the most communicable during the first three days of infection. In some cases, patients may remain asymptomatic but can still spread the virus to other healthy contacts.
 The virus is manifested in the form of influenza-like symptoms mostly as fever and cough. Some also complain of shortness of breath and loss of sense of taste and smell.Complicationsscan occur like pneumonia with severe shortness of breathandalso acuterespiratorydistresssyndrome.The incubation period, which is the time taken for the symptoms to appear from the day of entry of the virus into ones symptoms is 5 days but can also range from around 2 to 14 days. Vaccines and definitive treatment are still undergoing human trials but none are known to show any proven cure. Primarytreatmentsissymptomaticandsupportivetherapy.
Highlights
Confusion,fear,anxietyandgriefstriveinever ybylaneandcompoundofallcountries.Ourw orldbattlesagainstaninvisibleenemy,makin geveryefforttosurvivewiththishazardousvir us.Ourtelevisions,socialmedia,newspapers andevenourphonecallconversationsarefloo dedwithdevastatingnewsaboutcorona.Andt hecommonemotionthatweallfacesterror.Th eissuefacedbyeveryoneishowtorespondand manageoneselfnthisstressfulsituationwhich hastakenoverourlivesandcommunitysorapi dly.Countriesallaroundtheworldaretakingth ebestmeasurestohaltthecoronavirusoutbrea kthathasinfected.Innumerablelivesacrossth eglobe.Lockdownwereimplementedbyvari ouscountriesstruckgravelybythepandemict ominimizethespreadofinfection.Limitingon esweeklyoutings,maintainingminimalsocia lcontactandlayingbackatone’sownapartme ntwereagivenasapartofthelockdown.China: TherathofthepandemicoriginatedfromChin a.Inthewakeofthepandemic,theChinesegov ernmenthadtochoosebetweentheirfinancial crisisorthepeople’slives.TheChinese were thepandemicsfirstmajorvictim
By the 22nd of January, the entire number of confirmed cases had spiked to 581 throughout the world, of which 571 were from China and 375 of which were from Huber province.[1]
Xiao et al stated that nearly 11 million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan city [2]
Summary
Confusion,fear,anxietyandgriefstriveinever ybylaneandcompoundofallcountries.Ourw orldbattlesagainstaninvisibleenemy,makin geveryefforttosurvivewiththishazardousvir us.Ourtelevisions,socialmedia,newspapers andevenourphonecallconversationsarefloo dedwithdevastatingnewsaboutcorona.Andt hecommonemotionthatweallfacesterror.Th eissuefacedbyeveryoneishowtorespondand manageoneselfnthisstressfulsituationwhich hastakenoverourlivesandcommunitysorapi dly.Countriesallaroundtheworldaretakingth ebestmeasurestohaltthecoronavirusoutbrea kthathasinfected.Innumerablelivesacrossth eglobe.Lockdownwereimplementedbyvari ouscountriesstruckgravelybythepandemict ominimizethespreadofinfection.Limitingon esweeklyoutings,maintainingminimalsocia lcontactandlayingbackatone’sownapartme ntwereagivenasapartofthelockdown. Xiao et al stated that nearly 11 million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan city [2]. According to a study performed in the Wuhan city there was a major time gap between the appearance of the first few symptoms and the establishment of the final diagnosis was 20 days [3].Thelockdownmeasureswerethenslowlyf ollowedbytheentirecountry. Additional measures were taken by the Chinese government like delaying activities involving large crowds and by extending the holiday of educational institutions and work places by further extending leave [5]. India: India,beingthesecondmostpopulatedcityint heworld,standsasthethirdmostaffectedcoun trybycoronawith769,052confirmedcases.In diaonMatch12confirmedits73rdcaseofnovel coronavirus,withKeralareportingthemostnu mberofconfirmedcasesaccordingtotheMini stryofHealthandFamilyWelfare.The initial three cases of the novel corona virus happened on the 30th January and 3rd. 50otherlaboratoriesundertheIndianCouncil ofMedicalResearch’s(ICMR)ViralResearc handDiagnosticsLaboratoriesnetworkhad all the required basic instruments required for testing the citizens presenting with symptoms.TheNIVlab of Punealso was established very early with covid testing and generation sequencing measures. Othermeasurestakenincludewidespreadtest ing,whichwascombinedwithcontacttracing andtheIsolationofpatientswithCOVID19nd esignatedhealthinstitution’sorevenathomes [16.17].Newhospitalswerealsosetupinsome regionswhichevenincludedafewtemporaryh ospitalsforpatientswithmildsymptoms
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