The burning question on everyone’s mind right now is this: when will the pandemic end?
Medical technologists, virologists, and vaccine researchers are racing against time in coming up with a cure for COVID-19 which has already taken nearly 24,000 lives in almost all parts of the globe. But even if for instance they succeed today, it will still take much time to mass-produce it and to make it available in several countries. This activity, of course, will encounter funding problems, logistical and distribution issues, and other assorted types of governmental red tape. By the time a vaccine has reached a certain country, the death toll there would have already skyrocketed to alarming proportions.
But we can still put a stop to this pandemic even without that much-awaited vaccine. How?
The answer is very, very simple, and it’s staring at us right in the face — just follow your respective governments. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOMES DURING THE QUARANTINE/LOCKDOWN PERIOD. To those with quarantine passes, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. Stay away from people; treat everyone you meet outside as if they already have the contagion. It is for your own good. Remember that transmission occurs primarily via respiratory droplets from coughs and sneezes within a range of about six feet. Even Senator Migz Zubiri, who himself has been strictly practicing social distancing (and eventual self-quarantine upon knowing that a resource person that they invited in the Senate weeks ago tested positive for the disease) got infected.
“I practiced social distancing as well as a no handshake policy but yet I got contaminated. How, I do not know. This just goes to show how easily this virus is spread and therefore it is best for everyone to stay home and stay clean.”
Indeed, that’s how dangerously infectious this bug really is!
So how will compliance with quarantines/lockdowns and social distancing help kill the virus? According to researchers, SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-29, can live up to three days. And without a human carrier, it will disintegrate.
Yes, viruses need a carrier, a human host, in order to thrive. SARS-CoV-2, is no different. So spread the word: stay inside your homes. Strictly follow the quarantine/lockdown measures. And for Pete’s sake, don’t do a Koko Pimentel.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which is currently wreaking havoc in all parts of the world. Image: NIAID.
I repeat: no carrier, no virus. No virus, no pandemic. So it’s really up to you how long you want to prolong this world crisis.
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