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Coronavirus and its effect

Coronavirus is a type of common virus that causes infection through the nose, sinuses, and upper throat. In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in China, the World Health Organization identified SARS-CoV-2 as a new type of coronavirus. The outbreak quickly spread around the world causing a pandemic.

COVID-19 is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that can trigger respiratory tract infection. It can affect your upper respiratory tract (sinuses, nose, and throat) or lower respiratory tract. 

Coronavirus poses threat to human lives. Impacting the day to day functioning of human being either health wise or work related. 

This virus typically has an incubation period of 3-7 days and it can extend up to 14 days from the day you catch the virus until it shows any symptoms. During this period, you may not realize that you carry it in your body. 

Preventing the Spread of the Virus
Taking precautions to prevent the spread of the virus is very important as you cannot see how the virus can reach you or your family members or anyone. The challenge is that many of those infected will not realize they carry the virus and may never show any symptoms. This is why many countries and organizations are taking measures to limit person-to-person contact.

This can include:

Quarantine of anyone suspected to have been exposed for 14 days
Asking everyone to stay at home
Canceling any event that brings together large numbers of people
Reducing or banning non-essential travel

It is also strongly advisable that if you are beginning to feel cold/flu-like symptoms get medical assistance immediately. 

Effect of COVID-19 economically

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, several countries across the world resorted to lockdowns to “flatten the curve” of the infection. These lockdowns meant confining millions of citizens to their homes, shutting down businesses, and ceasing almost all economic activity.

The coronavirus pandemic has infected people in 188 countries. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs and wondering what recovery could look like. The pandemic has pushed the global economy into a recession, which means the economy starts shrinking and growth stops.

However, Hope is the only thing that keeps human lives stable. Hope for the world to heal and get back on its ground and be better.