We had seen symptoms such as dearth of food, people standing in never-ending queues, and the residential areas turning into ghost towns, but only in movies. But this is what the people of the nation are observing now. The sense of separation is also intensifying with this extended lockdown. I recently finished reading Inferno by Dan Brown and couldn’t help but think about the Black Death and how COVID-19 has affected the human race in a similar manner in ter (...)
Many nations are implementing various containment steps to slow down the spread of coronavirus. And it is not a secret that most of us are following these regulations not only because we respect and want to obey the government’s instructions, but also because we are scared to go out. Coronavirus is highly contagious and can spread from one person to another before any symptom is visible. We don’t want to endanger ourselves or our loved ones, and so we refrain from (...)
We know that people are dying because of coronavirus and the number of deaths continues to rise. We also know that social distancing and lockdown are temporary measures to slow down the spread. But why are we seeing people die because of lockdown, the solution?News of suicides during this period when the world is trying to survive the pandemic has left the entire country in shock. Citizens are panicking and are scared; this emotion, in turn, is leadi (...)
All of us are well aware that the speed and the extent of economical damage caused by COVID-19 ever since the nations have implemented the essential lockdowns, is nothing like we’ve ever seen before. Businesses are suffering and many of them are struggling to survive. Recovering from this collapse will be very difficult as not only has the production slowed down, but the demand has also plummeted; the world had never seen a negative crude oil price before. (...)
-Ishani SinghThe Covid-19 virus has reshuffled the entire workplace concept worldwide, in a span of mere two to three months. Employees have been made to work remotely, perhaps working with or leading a virtual team for the first time. It’s tough enough to manage yourself with practically no human-contact, but to lead a team in such a condition can be daunting. Employees are left with a lot of unanswered questions. (...)