write a passage on covid-19(corona virus)
for class 8
Answers
mysterious new strain of coronavirus has killed over 2,300 people in China and infected thousands, including in other countries. Three positive cases were reported in India, but all patients have now been discharged and are in home isolation.
The new virus has been named SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, Covid-19. The WHO has declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC. The same alert was issued for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year, and for Zika in 2016.
Answer:
For surgeon and Lake Effect contributor Bruce Campbell, walking down the deserted hallways in the hospital as they prepare for COVID-19 cases, reminds him of the early days of working during the HIV/AIDS crisis.
From prisons to schools, to hospitals — places that care for a lot of people have had to change a lot of their operations in order to combat the spread of COVID-19.One day in 1986, I plunged a needle deep into my thumb while operating on an HIV-positive patient. As the blood collected under my glove, I was terrified that I would be dead in a few months. I had a blood test to check my T-cell ratios. The doctor told me, “It was a suture needle and not a hollow needle, so your risk isn’t as high, but come back in a month and we’ll see if your counts have dropped.” My patient undergoes successful treatment for the broken blood vessel. He does very well, has no more bleeding, and is soon ready for discharge. No fever, no complications, nothing bad happened. “Thanks, Doc,” he says. “Really glad to be going home.”