2020 was a year of extreme changes and was very different from other years. It introduced a "new normal" to the world.
COVID 19, which was started at the end of 2019 widely spread across the world in 2020, left people struggling to respond to such a deadly virus. It propelled schools to shut down and people to remain inside their homes. Words such as 'lockdown,' 'social distancing,' 'quarantine was unknown to most of us, but today, they are part of our everyday language. It has resulted in a huge increase in the death rate across the world. It has reduced the GDP of many of the countries. War with deadly COVID 19 is still ongoing .
COVID 19 has created situations that have never been expected by any of us in the normal course of our lives. It is like a nightmare that has come true. The economic, mental, and social disturbance caused by pandemics is devastating. Millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty due to the fatal coronavirus. Fear of the coronavirus has also lead to avoidance of seeking medical help. Rather, people want to get treated inside their home itself. According to the Journal of Clinical Lipidology, almost sixty-two percent of patients reported an increase in their anxiety and stress levels during the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
It has impacted us negatively as well as positively. some of the positive impacts of COVID 19 are
1. Scientists, researchers, and doctors have been a part of the national effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Their valuable effort has brought about a change in the growth of coronavirus patients.
2. We have come up with new ways of organizing campus life. Earlier, we used to go to a physical classroom, but coronavirus prompted schools, colleges, and other educational institutions to close down. As a result of offline teaching, we had to switch to online teaching.
3. Pandemic has boosted the pharma industry and brought about positive changes in technology and healthcare.
4.COVID 19 pandemic diminishes the rate of global carbon emissions. Lockdowns have also lessened the harmful pollutants present in the environment.
5.Coronavirus made people more health-conscious.
6. Quality of air improved due to less road traffic, air traffic, and factory emissions. It reduced air pollution worldwide.
Negativity is all around. It's upto us how we respond to it. It's not 1 st time the world has witnessed pandemics. There are many pandemics that the world has witnessed and many more to come because what we give to nature is what comes back to us, whether in the form of earthquakes, floods, landslides, cyclones, or pandemics.
. "Everything has two a
aspects, find positive in negative too " quoted by Anshul Gupta clearly states that one should always observe the positive side of a negative situation. One should always remember that everything is for good.
We have to stay positive and motivated no matter how difficult and adverse the situation is. Always search for positivity in extreme negativity. We should always try to be optimistic rather than pessimistic.
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