Dave Jyoti* and Dave Meesha
Viruses are potentially infective and dangerous microorganisms existing on earth. They possess unique properties, evolve rapidly and have high mutation rate. Novel zoonotic species of viruses are becoming a great challenge for the mankind all over the globe. Viruses that infect animals can sometimes be transmitted into human beings, evolve and become a new human virus. Three recent examples are coronaviruses, 2019-nCoV, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. Novel corona virus identified in 2019 in China swiftly expanded through other parts of the world and in a short time infected and killed many people from various countries. Consequently on 11th March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization. All the countries and their government implemented all possible measures to stop the spread of the disease. Indian government adopted a novel strategy to break the chain of infection and contamination by observing nationwide self implemented public lockdown “Janta curfew” for a day on 22nd March 2020 amid the spurt of corona virus. It was later extended to 21 days strict nationwide lockdown. This is possibly a smart approach to impose social distancing which will eventually prevent the expansion of the disease among the communities.
Published Date: 2022-08-31; Received Date: 2020-04-09
