17years after the first similar case of Coronavirus outbreak Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-03, are we being punished again for letting our guard down or is the world more prepared to deal with a potential global pandemic?
In 2002 the severity of the pandemic coronavirus SARS was withheld from the public for 4month before the government officially declared it a pandemic and announced to the world to get prepared for the serious outbreak, not less than billions of people all over the world put the blame on it various government for taking so much long time, but today it took the world health body 1 month to officially declare the stringency of COVID19 after its first case in December 2019 and by January 2020 Scientist, Medical experts and Health Care workers have identified the virus name groups, symptoms and possible ways to contain it.
I am not going to budge you with similarity or differences between the SARS and COVID19 pandemic rather than urging you to take a look at the realm of countries around us and appreciate how effortlessly, tirelessly and uncomfortably the medical community are laboring to contain the severe pandemic around the world.
Beginning from the root country, China adhering to the starkest of containment measures in the city of 11 million people, To slow down the intensity of the epidemic and accumulation in cases, the Chinese government took tough steps on January 23rd and practically put the area into lockdown.
Mass gatherings and events were canceled, schools were shut, traffic was restricted and social distancing became the new measure and in February South-East Asia, Europe, North-South America, and Africa have also reported cases of the virus and immediately they followed the Chinese government drastic measures.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the infection rate among medical staff is in part the result of the delayed response to the outbreak. Now, in Wuhan and the surrounding areas, medical workers face shortages of protective suits and masks, an "overwhelming number of patients," and understaffed hospitals, leaving them "unprotected, overworked, and increasingly vulnerable," the LA Times report.
At times doctors in the hospital in the containment facilities around the world showed symptoms of the virus but continued to treat patients—even while wearing insufficient protective gear, The infections, along with the deaths of several doctors China, Japan, Korea tod Italy underscore the deeply challenging, chaotic environment that health care workers confront when toiling on the front lines of a major outbreak. They face long hours and risks to their own personal health and that of their loved ones, Those fears are compounded when health care workers are working around the clock to combat a virus that isn’t well-understood. it takes even more than courage and bravery to be out in the frontline.
The Government, the World Health Organization and the health care community around the globe are trying as much as possible to make sure the pandemic outbreak is contained, the best we can do is to strictly adhere to the advice and instructions being issued out. It took the world 9-10 month to get cleared of SARS, how much will COVID19 take will depend on how patiently we follow instructions in order not to put more people and also health workers community at risk.
China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain Germany, France, Switzerland, Iran and many other countries where the virus cases have wide penetration have lost enormous numbers of their medical professionals and volunteers. It time we start acclaiming our Rescuer in order for them to draw strength to keep up the good work.