AGENT COVID! ANOTHER BREAK OUT...

"I would never have thought a mutant flu virus could crash the global stock markets"... Steven Magee World leading expert on Radiation and Human Health)

THEY SEE ME ROLLING, BUT NOT COMING...

 Just like we've seen in various Science fiction American movies, a new pandemic has ridden the world by storm, and body counts are piling by the foot traces it leaves behind as Scientists and Health care workers risk their lives as they race against time to track it down, as the survival of humanity depends on it. Although, if we are honest with ourselves, we should have seen it coming, but what is our takeaway from this disaster really?

"The dictators of the world say if you tell a lie often enough, why, people will believe it. Well, if you tell the truth often enough, they will believe it and go along with you"...Harry Truman (1884 - 1972) 33rd President of The United States from 1945 to 1953 succeeding upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt after serving as Vice President.

BLAME GAME: PASSING THE BUCK...

 It is true that it has been established that the virus started in China, but is it the fault of the Chinese? Well, it is hard to say, even though we all know that China has weird diets, and they are generally all about adding the bottom line to their nation, prioritizing return on investment over human welfare and dignity, passing the buck could pretty much make us seem myopic. 

The bigger picture calls for wisdom and initiative to tackle the situation first, before all other things especially conspiracy theories take the center stage of our reasoning.

 "With death itself in the streets, I did turneth hence from the brotherhood of man and seeketh deliverance in distraction"...Stewart Stafford (American actor born to Irish parents in New York)

HISTORICAL BREAKOUTS

History they say gives us a clue about the future. Lets take a trip down history of the pandemics that have initially let mother earth shed tears and express deep heart break.

 Three of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history were caused by a single bacterium "Yersinia Pestis" a fatal infection known as 'the plague'.

Plague ridden fleas attached to stowaway rats on a ship from Egypt over the Mediterranean sea in the year 541CE.

The Plague never really went away, its survivors just had immunity. It returned 800 years later and performed a ruthless massacre. When it hit Europe in 1347, it killed over 200 million people in four years. This was when isolation/quarantine was invented; people that arrived were isolated for 30 days to be sure they weren't sick.

London never rested from dealing with diseases as the plague resurfaced roughly every 20 years from 1348 to 1665, 40 outbreaks in 300 years. In 1500 England made a law to isolate the sick, their homes were marked, and those with infected families had to carry a white pole in public. Cats and dogs were thought to spread the disease so they were killed in hundreds of thousands.

 

Small pox was endemic to Europe, Asia and Arabia for centuries and killed 3 out of ten people, and the survivors were left with pockmarked scars. The indigenous people of modern day Mexico and the United States had zero immunity and so were cut down by tens of million. Centuries later, small pox became the first viral epidemic to be ended by a vaccine. 

In the early mid nineteenth century, cholera tore right through England killing tens of thousands, a British Doctor by name John Snow suspected the spread was lurking in their drinking water. Doctor Snow helped improve water sanitation, which led to a decline in the disease.

The latest Pandemic to ravage planet earth which is the corona virus AKA covid 19 took the world by storm leaving behind  around 10,000 body bags, over 200,000 infections and still counting has  shut down schools, work places and countless other public gatherings, forcing people to self isolate due to its high infection rate. Forcing people to adopt high level self hygiene and caused people to pray more, while various theories fly around like paper planes.

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”…2Timothy 1:7 (The Holy Bible)

LESSON LEARNED

 In as much as we should be more vigilant, we also must be careful of rumours, fake news and ridiculous conspiracy theories. Yes social media has played a vital role in making us quickly aware of the goings on; we must understand how the media works. 

Bad news gives the media more traffic and traction, and by implication more money, unfortunately it has a huge downside, which is its casting of fear upon the people, and eventually panic reigns. And when a huge population panics, the result is worse than a war. This invisible monster has forced us to stay united by staying apart as a social distancing strategy, but the media would have more credibility if they let the people realize that most people recover from the virus.

On a lighter note however, we should be fine if we take the recommended precautions by washing our hands and use of hand sanitizers, but above all, we should show more love and be more optimistic that this too shall pass without taking us away with it.

God bless us all!

Thank you, and be awesome because you truly are.

Akin Abimbola.

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