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CORONA VIRUS A PANDEMIC DISEASE

COVID-19 - Stands for CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019.Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. The new coronavirus was first encountered in November 2019 and has gone to affect over 15 lakh people over the world causing more than 1 lakh deaths as of April 2020. The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.

     The COVID-19 virus affects different people in different ways.People may be sick with the virus for 1 to 14 days before developing symptoms. The most common symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Other symptoms may include fatigue, muscle pain, diarrhea, sore throat, loss of smell and abdominal pain.The virus is mainly spread during close contact and by small droplets produced when those infected cough, sneeze or talk.

There’s currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

You can protect yourself and help prevent spreading the virus to others if you: Do Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze Avoid close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell Stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell Don't Touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean.

There is no specific medicine to prevent or treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19). People may need supportive care to help them breathe. Self-care If you have mild symptoms, stay at home until you’ve recovered. You can relieve your symptoms if you: rest and sleep keep warm drink plenty of liquids use a room humidifier or take a hot shower to help ease a sore throat and cough. On February 3, Kerala detected its first case of coronavirus. It was India's first case too. The patient was a medical student who had recently returned from Wuhan, China. This would be the first of three and only cases in the state.All three cases would be handled deftly, treated and discharged in less than a month.One of the first and arguably most important — steps the state took was to quell the spread of misinformation, in the process ensuring that the right information could go out and help educate the public. The airtight mechanism involved everyone from immigration officers — the first hurdle — to local level volunteers.Furthermore, Kerala's district police chiefs are under strict orders to take action on anybody found to be circulating fake news about the viral outbreak on social media. The state started an awareness campaign focussing on preventing infection as much as possible; they started at the ground level, from local panchayats to schools, everyone was briefed on how to handle the outbreak.When the time came for actual physical action, the Kerala government set up checks and balances, wherever possible.On 24 March, the Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, limiting movement of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a preventive measure against the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India.It was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March, followed by enforcement of a series of regulations in the country's COVID-19 affected regions. The lockdown was placed when the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in India was approximately 500.On 7 April, reports said that the state governments and other advisory committees recommended extending the lockdown. From all the above explanations about COVID-19 we can conclude that “PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE”.

ABIKA RAMACHANDRAN

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അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം പദ്ധതി, 2020
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