The painful impact of covid-19
Day by day the covid-19 cases in India cross another painful milestone of 20 million. There are many rising numbers of cases caught in recent days. In some states, it remained a cause of concern. The viral diseases began to spread in India on March 3, 2020, and till September 2020 it affected 5 million people. Then it touches on another 5 million milestones on December 18.
In a news briefing, the joint secretary in the health ministry in India Mr. Lav Agarwal said states like West Bengal, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Bihar, Haryana were increasing in infection of covid-19 daily in a huge number.
However, every country is putting their full effort to get their citizen vaccinated. whereas in Saudi Arabia it became mandatory to get vaccinated for every worker working out there.
In India, the total doses administrated: 16.50 crore stated in new reports
out of which,
- People above 45 years: 12.66 crore
- Health care workers: 1.59 crore
- Front line workers: 2.13 crore
- People aged 18–44 years: 11.81 lakhs of the first dose
As per the government here’s the share of doses to people who received at least the first dose of covid-19 vaccination in the world
- India: 1.3B
- United State: 331M
- Brazil: 212.56M
- Turkey: 84.34M
- Germany: 83.78M
- France: 68.15M
And So on, you can visit http://ourworldindata.org to see the total number of people vaccinated in each country.
In total, in the world, the share of doses is 7.79B.
On the other hand, the effects of covid-19 were very high in every factor whether economical or on the health factor. Dealing with the unforeseen challenge cause by the covid-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on people all across the world. Medical news has spoken with the people across the countries these days to know how this pandemic affects the life of people nowadays.
In Globe, according to the official news, a large number of confirmed cases are in the United States, Italy, Spain, France, and India as well.
As many as 213 countries and territories have registered covid-19 cases and the world is buzzing with uncertainty and questions: What will be the ultimate impact of covid-19? how long the pandemic last? and how will be the lives of people after the pandemic?
Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD, and WHO stated that:
The covid-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, the food system, and the world of work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating. Million of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, millions of enterprises face an existential threat. Informal economic workers are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and access to quality health care and have lost access to production assets. Without the means to earn an income during the lockdown, many are unable to feed themselves and their families. For most people, no income means no food. if somehow they manage to get some food then also there is less nutrition consumed by the poor people in this pandemic which does not cover the full nutritional value. The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system. Border closures, trade restrictions, and confinement measures have been preventing farmers from accessing the market, including buying and selling their produce.
People with their jobs also have a threat of losing their jobs and putting their livelihoods at risk. As the first wave of covid-19 in 2020, this year also there is a huge economic crisis coming in front of the countries which have a bad effect due to this pandemic. With those in low-income countries, particularly the most marginalized population, which include small-scale farmers and indigenous people, being hardest hit. Now, as time flow’s there is a huge shortage of oxygen and vaccines as with the growing no. of cases particularly in India(because of the high population), Kenya, and some poor countries.
ILO, FAO, IFAD, and WHO also stated in the recovery of the world impact:
Now it’s time for global solidarity and support, especially with the most vulnerable in our societies, particularly in the emerging and developing world. Only together can we overcome the intertwined health and social and economic impact of the pandemic and prevent its escalation into a protracted humanitarian and food security catastrophe, with the potential loss of already achieved development gain.
We must rethink the future of our environment and tackle climate change and environmental degradation with ambition and urgency. Only then we can protect the livelihood, food security, health, and nutrition of our people, and ensure that our ‘new normal’ is a better one.
But for now, we have to come together to support our people in the overall world. We cannot blame our government for taking slow action for recovery from this pandemic, because we as a human being also have the responsibility to take action hand-holding with the government in each particular country to slow down the pandemic by taking some major action like wearing a mask, sanitize our hand and the thing which we are touching, not to stay outside from home for no reason, maintaining social distance everywhere, obey the government rules and regulation, taking vaccines when you get a chance from your local authority, instantly go the covid-19 center when you are not feeling well and having symptoms of covid-19(it is most important not to hide your symptoms because it can be very dangerous for you and people around you).
