Who Thought Social Distancing Could be a Boon for Mankind?
November 2019, China detected its first case of the deadly virus COVID19. Today in the current scenario there is no individual on this planet who is not aware of this virus and has shaken the world completely.
No one had thought it would come to this point where everything will come to a standstill and people would be forced to sit in their own houses , practise social distancing and isolate themselves in order for the virus to stop multiplying.
In the present situation #socialdistancing has come as a boon to rescue mankind from this deadly virus.
Social distancing, as the word suggests, is making a safe distance from people so that the virus cannot pass on to others, it also suggests no contact such as a hug or handshake. It is advisable that one should keep a 6 foot distance from another person in order to not let the virus spread.
Covid 19 has been declared a pandemic by WHO, thus it is very essential for all of the individuals from all around the world to practise social distancing in order to control the spread of this virus.
Now how does social distancing control the spread of virus?
If social distancing is practised thoroughly, it will result in breaking the chain of spreading the virus. This virus can transfer between person to person very easily through physical contact, thought if we practise social distancing, we can eliminate the spread of this disease from one person to another.
Social distancing in this time is one of the most crucial tools that is available to mankind to stop this pandemic situation. As we know there is no vaccination so far for Covid19 so far and a possible vaccine could take between 12 to 18 months approximately, thus prevention is the only tool we have available at this time.
All the countries all around the world are not equipped for this situation and do not have the capacity to handle the number of infected people if it is to go out of hand. This may result in a large number of deaths, and in the longer run can possibly lead to a situation where doctors will have to decide who to treat and who to let go. It would be a very hard situation to handle and have the potential to wipe out a big percentage of the population.
Thus it is very essential that all the individuals should be counselled on how social distancing should be practised and how essential it is in order to manage this situation.
Every individual must practise social distancing and more stress should be given to people who are either older or have underlying health conditions as they are more likely to catch the virus and the chances of curing are less than of those who are fit, healthy and young.
This situation is almost duplicating a warzone situation but except for getting up and fighting for the nation, all we have to do is practise social distancing, isolate ourselves and stay home.This is the easiest way to protect ourselves in this situation thus practise social distancing, stay safe, stay healthy.