Pandemic Outbreaks: Covid-19 Virus

Umar Zai

Could Covid-19 be Stopped from Spreading and Becoming a Pandemic?

Since its outbreak in late 2019, the novel coronavirus pandemic, also known as Covid-19, is said to have claimed millions of lives. According to the most recent WHO report, the infamous Covid-19 pandemic claimed at least 3,000,000 lives.

There appear to be some inconsistencies in the data gathered for the death toll resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic due to the lack of operational civil registration and crucial statistics systems with the potential to deliver timely, reliable, and complete statistical data on births, deaths, and causes of deaths in some countries.

According to the most recent evaluation of 133 countries’ health information systems, a high proportion of deaths were reported, ranging from 98% in European nations to only 10% in African nations. The range appears to be very concerning.

The comparison is somewhat challenging because various nations employ distinctive testing and reporting procedures for COVID-19 deaths. But how have some nations addressed this issue? Well, a number of countries are now using excess mortality as a more precise indicator of the pandemic’s precise effects.

The term “excess mortality” should be understood in the sense that the actual math result is sourced from the difference between the overall death toll during a crisis and the expected death toll under normal circumstances. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic excess mortality takes into consideration both the total number of deaths directly and indirectly related to the virus. The indirect impacts to the virus may include any interruptions to vital health services or delays in travel.

Could the COVID-19 Pandemic be Stopped from Spreading?

With that in mind, let’s move on to the important query that is reflected in the article’s topics. Could the COVID-19 pandemic be stopped from spreading? As with most pandemics that have occurred since the dawn of time, it could be realistically possible to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic by limiting the risk of its spreading to a wider mass. How would that be possible?

One of the best ways to have stopped COVID-19 from crossing the species barrier is to regulate the barter “in wild animals and bushmeat, especially live animals in wet markets” through timely identification of leakage occurrences in “high-risk” regions.

Another option would have been to quickly report clusters of cases of the unidentified diseases in hospitals in nations at risk for disease hotspots. A quicker and more efficient way to swiftly enforce quarantine metrics in areas with a high need is through rapid reporting of these unidentified diseases.

Incredibly, investments in information technology at the “Member State”, European Union, and international levels have made it possible to access accurate real-time data for pandemic response.

Hypothetical view of how Covid-19 could have been defeated in 6 months if self-control had been used

If everybody had complied with the rules set forth to help prevent further transmission from person to person, the Covid-19 pandemic would have been contained in about six months. However, it appears that many people may not be aware of the pandemic experience after 100 years since the previous pandemic. People would find it challenging to adapt to sudden changes in a world where they had become accustomed to all kinds of social norms and other forms of social lifestyle. Nevertheless, pandemic preparedness and early development of self-discipline by each person would have helped contain the COVID-19 pandemic within a short period of time. But why, particularly in times of crisis like the Covid-19 crisis, is indiscipline so pervasive?

• Lack of Mental Preparation

Many people would find it difficult to voluntarily embrace the new norm of how things are at their current experience if they had not mentally prepared for a potential crisis. They frequently defy any guidelines or restrictions put in place to keep a crisis under control and from spiraling out of control. They refuse to give up their comfortable way of life because they are afraid to face their fears, or both.

• The ‘I don’t want to be told what to do’ attitude

While changes are inevitable, many governments or authorities would have to contend with citizens who don’t like to follow orders because they believe they already have everything they need. As a result, it is challenging for those with this attitude to develop self-discipline, and they frequently run afoul of the law, particularly when a crisis is in progress and regulatory measures are in place.

How does the covid-19 virus spread?

If an infected person comes into contact with a non-infected person, Covid-19 pandemic can spread. The covid-19 infection can be acquired most quickly by coughing, sneezing, or touching surfaces that have been exposed to the virus.

How to stop the Spread of covid-19 

One of the best ways to stop the covid-19 virus’s spread is to get vaccinated. In the event that you contract the virus, vaccination can also help safeguard you against serious illness.

Covid-19 hotspots can be avoided by avoiding crowded areas. The covid-19 virus can be stopped from spreading by maintaining a distance between you and other people.

It may be possible to stop the spread of covid-19 pandemic by getting tested. The implication of this is that if you test positive, it would be wise and loving to isolate yourself from others.

Simple hygiene routines like frequently washing your hands in running water and soap for at least 30 seconds can also help stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, you can use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if there isn’t any access to soap and water. These techniques work, especially right before eating, after using the restroom, and right “after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.”

You may be wondering, even after the introduction of vaccines and the Covid-19 virus safety measure, why is the current pandemic still around? 

The Covid-19 pandemic is currently endemic in Europe and the United States. While common, the death toll is much lower than it was at the beginning of the journey in 2020. In the public’s behavior, the virus is only slightly changing things. Unless or until the appearance of new, immunity-evading variants, the covid-19 endemic stage is likely to persist throughout the summer and fall.

“The virus that causes COVID-19 pandemic belongs to the Coronaviridae virus family.” From a clinical perspective, “viruses cannot technically be cured”, but their severe health effects can be controlled and suppressed. Viruses are frequently much more difficult to treat and 10 to 100 times smaller than bacteria. As opposed to a bacterial infection, a viral infection is different. They are nothing more than tiny DNA or RNA packets protected by proteins, and they can only procreate when joined to a living host cell. The causes of diseases like chickenpox, measles, HIV, SARS, and others are viruses.

Despite the fact that vaccines have been distributed to many nations worldwide, some have the lowest rates of covid-19 immunization. Due to the ongoing conflict in the region, access to the COVID-19 vaccine is problematic for nations like Yemen. A 20-hour drive is required to get to the Covid-19 vaccination center in Yemen in order to receive the vaccination. The worst part of the journey is that the individual will have to cross front lines in the mountains and that once they arrive at the point of vaccine dispatch, they may not be able to find the covid-19 vaccine.

We’ve had 3 waves of Covid-19, yet Yemen has been one of the countries with 10% less Covid-19 vaccination rate. Currently, less that 2% of Yemenis are fully Vaccinated. Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Cameroon, Madagascar, Haiti, Chad, Burundi, and other nations in the middle of Africa are among those that fall below the 10% mass vaccination baselines.

Lack of proper access to the vaccine is the main cause of the low covid-19 vaccination rate in these African nations. The vaccines had to be imported with difficulty into African nations. Wealthier African countries that are China’s trading partners were the ones who were able to obtain vaccines from Beijing, China. After India was prohibited from exporting due to the massive increase in Covid-19 cases on the subcontinent, African countries that had been receiving vaccines from India stopped receiving the vaccines.

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Posted on: December 20, 2022 at 1:36 pm