AN UNDERSTANDING OF COVID-19

AN UNDERSTANDING OF COVID-19

                                                                                     

Leeza Sonowal

                      

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he pandemic Covid-19 has got us through some big social changes as well as mobility. It has engulfed the entire world either by victimizing people through the virus or targeting the rests. It has swallowed a huge number of people regardless of rich or poor, black or white, he or she and returned a very few lives also disturbing the harmony of the world in the larger picture. To me, it is very much thought-provoking when it comes to China producing all of the replicates but an original virus this time. Many powerful nations today are evidences of succumbing to the virus. This is solely Chinese men's triumph. Societies are undergoing some notable changes both in macro and micro levels and also bringing about a difference in social behaviors and individual attitudes of beings. Well, there are both positive and negative impacts to this. It is very unusual for us to see the rush in societies that have gone suddenly hushed. The disturbed streets have adapted silence. A good fraction of beings have perished, a few are battling and the rests are dread inside the constant walls. Whereas, there are also people who are struggling to figure out whether to survive through the virus, or these long days of Lock-down.

Undergoing Impacts of Covid-19:

1. It is the nature of insensitivity of mass media which is responsible for panicking people. Those who are cured and have overcome the virus are never manifested or broadcasted.

2. Quarantine during Covid-19 has eventually boosted up youngsters and also adults in making the most out of it. People seem to be utilizing their time as if it's a golden opportunity in their lifetime. We can visualize remarkable changes in the institution 'family'. Not generalizing, but there is a growth in the bonding among family members. They seem to spend more time with each other than usual. Also, the concept of different age and gendered roles has loosened.

3. It has made people aware and conscious of the necessity to adapt and maintain cleanliness habits and stay hygienic.

4. It has reduced crime rates (cyber, rape, gambling, smuggling, robbery, corruption, trafficking, and murder) and road accidents.

5. It has decreased the pollution level and made our natural environment free from human interventions.

6. Drastic losses and statistical decrease in several nations' economy as all the daily services and activities have been dismissed for a long while. Revenue collection has stopped, hence, resulting into a global crisis and a pause in the process of development.

7. It has also dismissed other social communicating institutions like education, marriage, rituals, workforce, political participation, etc. The resumption of all these institutions would cause hassle and a chaotic ambiance in the entire globe as to cope up with the pending affairs. Whereas, to people's perseverance, some are carrying out continued services from their settlements itself - an art of determination!

Thus, Covid-19 is unique, differing from other diseases, having both positive and negative impacts. To put an end to the major social and economic disruptions, we must follow all the precautions directed by W.H.O. save your own lives as well as your co-inhabitants'.

Writer: Leeza Sonowal, student of BA Sociology 4^th Semester

University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya

It is her own view about the pandemic and she wrote her own.