EARTH IS HEALING AMIDST OF CORONAVIRUS

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               In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a whole new virus named coronavirus, to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Coronavirus is also been termed as COVID-19. WHO stated that there is a high risk of spreading of COVID-19 to other countries worldwide. In March 2020 WHO made an assessment that COVID-19 can be stated as a pandemic. The coronavirus or the COVID-19 is officially termed as "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2"  (SARS-CoV-2) it was officially announced on 11 February  2020 by the International Committee of Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).  

Source: Newscientist.com 

              

              Some people may find this virus the same as the one which outbreaks in 2003. Which was termed as "severe acute respiratory syndrome" (SARS)? So let me clarify this to you, yes both the viruses are related to each other genetically but the disease they cause is quite different. 

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              With the recent outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, there is uncertainty around the world. Nobody can tell when we are going to get rid of this virus completely. WHO and Public Health authorities around the world are acting to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. And I from this platform to want to appeal to you all that stay at home, stay safe, maintain social distancing and help fight nation against this. The terrifying black clouds of coronavirus have enveloped almost every part of the world, spreading its vibes of fear amongst the people. Without any doubt, this pandemic is the most disruptive experience of our lives. Together we anticipate brighter days for the light in our dark lives. In this time of chaos, we should not ignore the possible silver lining. Despite the panic and the human losses, the EARTH IS HEALING. 

               You must be shocked that when everybody is searching about coronavirus panic and recent COVID-19 updates then there's this blog saying COVID-19 benefits. As the number of death is increasing day by day worldwide. All the governments have mostly announced the lockdown in their country. They have locked down there citizens to prevent the local transmission of the disease. People around the world have joined hands and are practicing social distancing and are staying at home. This has not only helped to decrease the spread of the pandemic but has also helped our mother EARTH to heal. Earth is becoming cleaner.

              Animals are equally important: Humans think that they are living alone on this planet earth but the truth is they are sharing this with animals too. The humans are pretending that they are provided with a right to live alone on the planet but that's not possible though. The recent reports from different countries stats that the earth is recovering. Whether it's the reports from China, Italy, Venice, India or any other country. 

              Let's start from the worlds most populated country, yes you got it right China. China has reported a significant growth in its air quality. Due to the restrictions over transportation, power plants, and factories about 40% of reduction have been observed in the emission of fossil fuels. As fossil fuel burning is the major contributor to the increasing Air Pollution in the world. 

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According to the European Space Agency, a decrease in particulate matter was observed in the air. Particulate matter concentration was compared with the past 3 years and to a surprise, we got a 20-30% reduction over China. The major change was observed in the city of Wuhan which was put under the strict lockdown in January. It's a city of about 11 million and a hub for different industries. Nitrogen dioxides level has dropped for about 10-30% in eastern and central China, said NASA.

               The recent reports say that after Italy was affected by the Coronavirus, the ships were away from the shores. The river banks were empty due to which Italy once again witness the dolphins there. Amid Coronavirus outbreak, Dolphins appear in the waterways of Italy.

    Dolphins are back in the waterways of Italy.                                                     Image Courtesy: Thoughtful Minds

The pictures above are so soothing and they remind us what we forgot...we share this planet Earth not own it.

               Unfortunately, Italy has been declared as the epicenter for Coronavirus but despite this fact, the silver lining is that the Venice canals have been cleared up. Venice is the cleanest in the last 60 years: Another benefit of Coronavirus is that now Venice is the clearest as compared to the past 60 years. With almost zero traffic on the canals due to the self-isolation, now the sediments in the canal have settled at the bottom to give canal a clearer look, a beautiful and better place for the sea animals. Now you can watch canals having fishes enjoying nature without any human intervention. The water is blue and clear. The apparent cleanliness of the water is just not attributed to lack of pollution but also to the absence of the motorized boats, which normally churns up the muddy canal floor. 

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 India is also under lockdown from the past few days. The reduction in the Mumbai Marine Drive has been observed which is due to the decrease in water traffic. The absence of water transportation has made people witness a school of dolphins playing in the water. 

    

 Source: Hindustan Times

               A similar picture was seen in India on March 20, 2020, where an appeal for self-isolation or Janta Curfew was made by the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narender Modi. Today is the first day in the past so many years that the streets are deserted and the birds are chirping even in crowded cities like Mumbai, Delhi, and other locations. Air pollution in Delhi has drastically gone down and all thanks to Coronavirus.

Source: The Indian Express

               It's the right time to say that our planet Earth would a long sigh of relief if humans were to vanish. But this is not how it should be. We should take the opportunity of this lockdown to reflect and see how we can be more organized and live in harmony with nature.  With so many industries shutting down due to the corona pandemic, it is the ideal time for them to brainstorm plans to return more environmentally conscious. If companies would change their plans to consider the environment, this small and reasonably fast, change we are seeing now could continue to change the fate of planet earth.

Questions still to Answer:

• Is it right to think that we own the world?
• Do we perform things without realizing its consequences?
• Is it always important to wait to take action until things get worsen?

                                                                                                         

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