Write an article in about 700-800 words highlighting the brighter side of the lockdown which we all are facing due to spread of corona virus
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The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to a nationwide lockdown affecting the life of 1.3 billion population across the country. In an attempt to slow the spread of this infection, a 'total lockdown' has been imposed with restrictions on day-to-day movement and ban on all commercial and industrial activities. The clear skies and clean air have turned out to be the blessings in disguise for the millions choking on polluted air across Indian cities. The top Indian cities with the track record of world's worst air quality, this1 is an unforeseen benefit amidst Coronavirus pandemic.
Globally, air pollution is the leading risk factor for public health and early death, contributing to adverse health conditions such as heart diseases, stroke, respiratory infections and lung cancer2.
The unexpected clean air experiment
The sudden changes in the environment due to the current lockdown presents us with a unique learning situation in terms of considerable reduction in the air pollution levels. Within two weeks into the initial 21-day lockdown Delhi's air quality status had already achieved the "satisfactory" (AQI 50-100) or "good" (AQI 0-50) category.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) or fine particulates with its diameter smaller than 2.5 μm has a direct impact on the human health. It is, therefore, one of the criteria pollutants used to calculate Air Quality Index (AQI). PM2.5 is considered particularly dangerous as it can be inhaled deep into the lungs causing respiratory illnesses3.
By the first week of the lockdown, the daily 24-hour average concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5) dropped by almost 70% in the Anand Vihar region of Delhi. Otherwise, this area has been notorious with the worst air quality status and as one of the major air pollution hotspots of Delhi. This is a dramatic change as compared to daily 24- hour average PM2.5 data4 of March in the last three consecutive years from 2018-20 (graph attached). It is a clear visualization of how PM2.5 level has dropped remarkably (76 μg/m3) on 25 March as compared to the same day in the previous years. Due to the lockdown, the PM2.5 level at Anand Vihar has seen a huge dip and we have already achieved the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) limit of 60 μg/m3.
Tool-predicting clinic visits from air pollution
A statistical (GAM-Generalized Additive Model) predictive model based digital tool5 has been developed by TERI's Environment and Health team for the Delhi-NCR region. One of the key team members include Professor Sujit Kumar Ghosh6, Department of Statistics, North Carolina University and also serve as Distinguished Visiting Fellow at TERI.
This tool explores several PM2.5 level-based scenarios to assess health benefits. As it estimates the increase in the Mohalla clinic visits for short- term respiratory illnesses in the local community. As per this model, when PM2.5 level rise from 60 to 225 μg/m3, then nearly 11% increase in clinic visits is expected for respiratory health effects under normal conditions.
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It was something unbelievable when we were told to remain indoors for as long as three weeks. The world came crashing down before us, and we started wondering what to do next. First thing I did was to browse the Oxford Dictionary to find the exact meaning of the term. It’s ‘solitary confinement’ or ‘isolation’.
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Spending initial days of the lockdown was difficult for most of us as our mobility was restricted. However, the initial days passed by spending time with children, watching movies, trying out new recipes, reading a few books or playing indoor games. However, this also resulted in boredom and we started feeling a void for not being able to work, meeting friends or going out for a jog. How to overcome this thought and spend time purposefully without losing enthusiasm?www.thehindu
Often, we are bogged down with our office or business routine that we completely miss out enjoying the nuances of life. We are in the habit of running behind a number of pseudo passions and crave for success and in the process, ignore the niceties of day-to-day life. What we miss out may be inconsequential for our business success, but it does matter a lot for those who form part of our family. Have we ever spent quality time in listening to the thoughts of our children, cooking a favourite dish for our spouses, and talking to our elders with affection and care or discussing the future plans with family members? No, because, we hardly devote time for such things as we always think we are born to compete with others to achieve some benchmark or the other. This is the god-send opportunity to set at rest our pseudo passions and spend time in a qualitative manner that will bring abundant pleasure to our near and dear ones.
Rekindle hobbies
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We begin our life with a lot of ambitions and passions. But over a period of time, the routine takes over and we tend to forget things that were dear to us once upon a time. Lockdown has helped us revive our forgotten hobbies and passions much to our delight. It may be reading comics or writing articles or drawing pictures or humming a song. This has not only refreshed our thoughts of yesteryear but
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brought charm and warmth in our minds. It is said creativity of a person grows manifold when he or she is routinely involved in pursuing some hobby and this solitude has come in handy for us to reinvent this for the good.16. Shortness of breath is a symptom of COVID 19
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