Invisible pages from nature's textbook

There are questions whether the nCoV-19 can actually be called the Chinese virus. The president of the US recently addressed the virus as 'a Chinese virus' knowing that the outbreak originated in the Chinese province of Hubei. Currently, China observes higher recovery rates with a dip in new cases and deaths whereas countries like the US and Italy take the lead in the highest number of infected people. People from 199 countries have been infected. China took the situation for granted, economies and people's lives across the globe have paid the price. Naming it the 'Chinese' virus should come with no surprise. While most countries have taken significant steps to stop the invasion some have lost the war due to inadequate decisions taken by their government. A hundred thousands of people battle out the disease as thousands have already lost their lives. The numbers suggest how significant lives have been wiped out of their demographics. Comparably the economy of mos...

The nCoV-19 (novel-Corona Virus 2019) epidemic that originated from Wuhan, China is now a pandemic. A recent update from the WHO reported that more than 146 countries have been affected. The coronavirus that causes SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is communicable through contact with an infected person or touching surfaces harbouring droplets from an infected person. The symptoms of the infection might not appear up to at least 14 days (2 weeks) in humans. In December 2019,  Dr Li Wenliang a 29-year-old whistleblower tried warning the public to prepare for such an outbreak on social media. The doctor was warned by local officials from spreading any such news. China's government ignored and buried any evidence of the warning and were definitely not prepared for the outbreak. The first case of the virus was reported in Hubei province of China on the 11th January 2020, a month before the surge in cases during Jan-Feb 2020. Japan and Thailand were the first hosts to t...