Question

Inkulumo elungiselelwe ngaphansi kwe sihloko esithi ubuhle bobubi bokugomela i covid 19

Answer 1

Pros ⇒

As a mother

• Creativity: With schools closed, the clock is not running my children's lives anymore. Lack of regimented routine has left room for expressiveness and ingenuity – music production, creating art and exploring online coding. Kids are relishing non-curriculum books without the pressure of time.

• Family time and responsibility: Flexibility has allowed time for family movies, board games, help with chores and taking on responsibility in our dual-physician household .

As a Physician

• Adaptability: We, as physicians, have shown the world that we are malleable and adaptable. We also adapted quickly to fluid policies and schedules as they evolved.

• Telemedicine: Covid-19 gave us no choice but to enforce social distancing. This opened new avenues for us to continue to provide care for our patients through virtual medicine.  

• Triaging: With limited resources and PPE, we have become experts at reallocation of resources and patient triaging by categorizing procedures as elective, urgent and emergent.  

As a Fellow Human Being

• Kindness: The global suffering has led to introspection – being kind to ourselves and others and encouraging us to build bridges across geographical barriers. We are more sensitive to others' difficulties because we are all in the same boat.  

• Renewed Respect. The world at large has recognized the selfless service of health care workers during these dire times. While we are not craving for laurels, gratitude kindles the service spirit.

Cons =

As a Mother

• Confusion: With the sudden closure of schools, most parents were at a loss and ill-prepared, now forced to homeschool our children. There has been a steep learning curve for the students, teachers and parents on how to navigate the new world of "virtual learning."

• Lack of support: As schools and daycares closed, most health care workers were still expected to report to work.  Most were then left with the stress of straddling between clinical schedules and childcare/homeschooling.

• Fear and Worry: Most health care workers' biggest fear: bringing coronavirus home. Worried children have been continually reassured that we take precautions so we do not get infected or expose our family.

As a Physician

• Uncertainty:  Physicians around the world turned to each other on how to best manage a novel virus. All treatments are trial-and-error. CDC changed recommendations almost every other day.  

• Shortages: The media has used war metaphors to portray the medical community's pandemic fight, in the light of PPE.  Hospitals eventually realized how ill-prepared they were with shortages of ventilators, beds, and personnel.

As a Fellow Human Being

• Anger: Conspiracy theorists started coming out as quick as this pandemic screaming, "It's all fake!" These "Coronavirus Deniers" think this pandemic is a hoax and have total disregard for social distancing.  

• Social Isolation: "Man is by nature a social animal." With the necessary social distancing comes its more nefarious cousin, social isolation. I must admit,  This necessary, but still unusual, new reality can affect most people and could trigger PTSD, anxiety, fear, substance  loneliness.  

 

• Sadness: Seeing how fragile this world has become in the hands of a deadly virus, the world will never be the same even after this vicious enemy retreat. All the deaths, loss of income, economic downfall, global suffering and the uncertain future has left us lost.

Answer 2

Explanation:

inkulumo elungiselelwe ngaphansi kwe sihloko esithi ubuhle nobubi bokugomela I covid 19