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COVID-19: Corona Virus rage continues….

The deadly Coronavirus – Covid 19 has assumed a global proportion with the entire world having been engulfed by its fatal consequences leading to more than fifteen thousand deaths and more than 4,40,000 people being infected through community transmissions as per World Health Organisation report. The deadly Virus having started from China later in 2019 has now started taking a toll in Europe and other countries of the world, with Italy becoming the worst sufferer. Its deadly Corona virus toll has grown to around 7000 numbers and more than 70000 people have been infected with dreaded Corona virus, thus falling in stage 3, confronting the acute death risks, highest amongst other countries of the world.

Even today, more than seven hundred people have died due to this pandemic disease in Italy, creating havoc kind of a situation and posing a massive threat to other countries that have now gone under overall lockdown.

Apart from Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, France, China, Iran, the USA, some Gulf nations, and Asian countries, every other country has fallen victim to this deadly Virus confronting complete lockdown and threat to human lives.

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According to John Hopkins University Agency’s report, two days ago Italy which had faced 5, 476 deaths after the dreaded infection of the deadly Coronavirus it has today crossed the 7000 number mark in terms of fatalities with the 59,138 people suffering from infection two days ago now crossing the 70,000 mark thus creating havoc not only in Italy, Spain, UK, France, USA etc. but also around other countries of the world where the death number has crossed 15000 mark.

The Corona Virus pandemic has engulfed the entire world to such a deadly extent and proportion that globally, about 4,40,000 people have been infected by this deadly Virus, thus creating an immense threat of future deaths and multiplying the mortality figures enormously beyond anybody’s control.

Meanwhile, it has also been notified that the prominent Prince Charles has also been infected by Coronavirus.

In India, which is now in the second stage with about 606 cases of Corona Virus infections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, in his second address to the nation, imposed a complete lockdown for 21 days appealing countrymen to be indoors at all costs to control this deadly pandemic.

Till now, 10 cases of Covid 19 related deaths have been reported in various parts of the country.

Prime minister Narendra Modi revealed that the government has allocated Rs 15000 crores to counter this pandemic on a large scale. As per the experts, minimum 21 days’ lockdown is utmostly inevitable to ensure the safety and security of every Indian from this deadly Virus failing which, not only will our existence be at stake but we will repent forever throughout our lives, said the Prime Minister.

Prior to the imposition of the three week Janta curfew, the union and various states had already imposed lockdown in 543 districts of the country. However, keeping in view the deadly consequences of the Corona Virus globally, all the countries of the world are preparing for the lockdown.

Sunil Negi

Sunil Negi is a senior journalist and president of Uttarakhand Journalists Forum ( Regd). He usually writes on socio political subjects and have been contributing articles in print media for the last several years. Mr. Sunil Negi had been felicitated by All India Achievers conference's Pride of India and excellence awards apart from several other recognitions. He has translated a book on ecological disaster of Uttarakhand of June 2013 and edited and published two editions of Uttaranchal's Who's Who.

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