The long term effects of COVID -19 on society. article writing
Answers
Answer:
A cell is defined as a basic functional unit of life. The term cell is derived from the Latin word and was first observed by a scientist named Robert Hooke in year 1665
The worldwide Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has presented an unprecedented set of health and increasing economic challenges for countries around the world. As infection rates have soared to over 46 million world-wide with deaths related to coronavirus reaching almost 2 million at the time of writing. Governments around the world have sought to find ways to suppress the spread of the virus by driving down the so-called “R” rate of virus transmission through a series of national and regional “lockdowns” designed to create a so-called “firebreak ‘that would slow the transmission rate. Such measures are designed to essentially’ buy some time” for an effective vaccine to be developed that can help immunise the population against the coronavirus.
It is of course, a fundamental responsibility of government to determine and oversee the implementation of policies designed to protect the health, well-being and safety of their populations as well as their economic prosperity. It is here that the impact of coronavirus has created some genuine dilemmas for governments of all complexions: attempting to balance health imperatives with genuine concern about the short and long-term economic impact of lock down measures on the economic prosperity and even survival of many businesses and individuals. Moreover, as a second wave of infection associated with the pandemic has continued to devastate countries across Europe as well as around the world, governments are facing the additional challenge of maintaining public order and compliance with policies designed to address the impact of the pandemic.
Arguably it is here that a public affairs perspective offers a valuable “lens” through which to observe the ways which governments have sought to respond to the impact of coronavirus, attempting to balance the interests of all the various stakeholder groups, which at times has involved adopting unpopular policies in the short term, particularly in terms of quite harsh and restrictive lockdown measures imposed across Europe in response to the arrival of a second wave of coronavirus. The outbreak of violent demonstrations in Spain and Italy following the imposition of further restrictions on movement and social activities as infection rates have soared, arguably could be attributed to a failure of the respective governments' communication strategies in winning over the hearts and minds of large sections of their populations, who have turned to violent protest to express their frustrations and dissatisfaction with the way which the governments have sought to tackle the coronavirus threat.
Indeed, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of effective government communications around the world, not least in interpreting and understanding and communicating scientific information and government policy. What the pandemic has done is to highlight the importance of critical issues around decision making, regulation and the management of scientific and statistical information and its gathering and interpretation. Political decision making does not generally thrive in the face of uncertainty, especially when confronted with the type of critical dilemmas of balancing health and economic priorities as with the current pandemic. Viruses can grow and change rapidly and be spread by differing groups at different rates depending upon age, culture, environment, fitness, gender, transport networks and misinformation. We have seen all these seven apocalypse riders of the pandemic be blamed for its spread and of course it always impacts more severely on the poorest sections of society. As in many areas of life, a historical perspective can provide some valuable insights.