WHAT IS BEING DONE TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE COVID19 VIRUS

(Part five)

Health experts around the world are carefully watching the pandemic as it plays out in China, where the virus originated, for clues to how the new COVID-19 coronavirus strain works its way through a target population. At first overwhelmed by new cases and outbreaks, Chinese officials are reporting a sharply declining number of new cases in recent days. They have found the way to stop the spread of this virus.

The World Health Organization announced that that there was a small spike in the number of cases in China of the coronavirus,” The Chinese government is actually stating that these cases are coming from the outside of China. How did China solve the problem of the virus being spread?      

Food processors, manufacturers and other businesses that are essential for providing daily necessities in Wuhan, the city in the province where the coronavirus emerged in December, can reopen, the Hubei provincial government announced. Construction also has gradually resumed on housing and public infrastructure projects in China as the country tries to bring employees back to work while still containing the epidemic.                                  

China took really strong measures to control and quarantine populations, an effort that probably contributed to the apparent decline in the number of cases of the virus in China.

President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan when the last of the makeshift quarantine hospitals in the city closed, signaling confidence that China has a grip on the coronavirus, the state-controlled China Daily reported. For a few days, the number of new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, seemed to taper off and remain relatively steady, indicating the respiratory illness might have reached its peak in China.

Wuhan “may have zero new cases by the end of March if we work harder and if nothing sudden comes up,” Li Lanjuan, director of China’s State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.

There are wo things that are necessary to stop the spread of this deadly virus.

First:  Avoid being in public locations as much as we can. That means —stay at home.

San Francisco’s mayor has ordered residents to stay home in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.

The Mayor of  London announced in a tweet that residents will be required to stay home starting at midnight, except for essential needs

My wife and me are remaining in our home.  We have enough food for the time being. My oldest daughter is also staying in her house.

Second: Find a cure.

I believe that the medical scientists are close to finding a vaccine to fight this virus.

The U.S. official in charge of infectious diseases told Congress that the United States is behind other nations in testing for coronavirus, dubbing it a “failing. mark.” You can blame President Trump for that failure because when President Obama had all that equipment built, Trump got rid of them. 

Dr. Fauci offered blunt testimony as members of Congress fume over the lack of testing at hospitals and nursing homes back home, saying it’s held back the domestic response as South Korea and other places offer drive-in service for those in need. hat is why South Korea appears to be reducing the amount of victims suffering from  the virus.

“The idea of anybody getting it, easily, the way people in other countries are doing it, we’re not set up for that,” Dr. Fauci said. “Do I think we should be? Yes, but we’re not.”

The White House says that people should avoid gathering in groups of more than ten. They should stay away from bars restaurants and food courts, and to not travel if at possible. That is good advice.

The major airlines are laying off thousands of its employees as well as large manufacturing  companies along with bars and restauarants.

Several cities including Philadelphia and San Francisco, and entire states including Maryland have already issued the order for bars and restaurants to close.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that  drastic measures, prohibiting gatherings across France, including family and other social gatherings. The second round of the French elections will be also postponed, The the city of Paris announced the closure of all public parks and gardens. That means that the famous Eifel Tower is also closed.  Macron said the country is “in a war” against the coronavirus outbreak.

He said, “We are in a war and that’s why I decided that all reforms debated in parliament will be suspended. The government will draft a new legislation to face the crisis. A new military hospital will be deployed to reduce hospital congestion.”

In many countries where the virus thrives, many empty buildings are being converted into temporary hospitals.

Ohio Governor  Mike DeWine ordered the closure of many facilities across the state in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, including—

·        Fitness centers

·        Gyms

·        Bowling alleys

·        Movie theaters

·        Recreational centers

·        Indoor water parks

Ohio is now the latest state to move elections based on the spread of the coronavirus, joining Louisiana, where state officials moved the presidential primary to June, and Georgia, where elections officials will postpone the March 24 presidential primary to May 19. Wyoming Democratic Party Chair Joe Barbuto also announced Friday that "the in-person portion" of their state's caucuses were "suspended due to growing concern" over the virus.

The entire world is going amuck and this is just the beginning of the invasion of the deadly virus.