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Intermediate-II (English): Essay Writing
Lecturer: Malik Rahmat Ullah
COVID-19
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In the 17 and 18 centuries the terms epidemic and pandemic were used widely and often
interchangeably in various social and medical contexts
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Later in 1828, Webster's dictionary listed epidemic and pandemic
as synonymous terms
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An ‘epidemic’ affects a large number of people within a community, population or region where as
a ‘pandemic’ i) affects a wide geographical area, often worldwide, ii) affects a greater number of people
than an epidemic, iii) is often caused by a new virus or a strain of virus that has not circulated among
people for a long time
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A pandemic often creates a
social disruption, economic loss and general hardship
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You never know the end
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The 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish flu) took the
lives of around 50 to 100 million people around the world
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5 million deaths worldwide
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The swine flu pandemic of 2009-2010 infected an estimated 700 million to 1
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Coronavirus disease is the most disastrous pandemic of 21st century
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It is caused by a coronavirus named as SARS-CoV-2
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Covid-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an
infected person coughs or sneezes
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Older people and those with
underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and cancer
are more likely to develop serious
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It made the jump to humans at one of Wuhan
(China)’s open area markets
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The most affected countries are America, India, Brazil, Russia, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey
and Germany
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The statistics of this pandemic are disastrous
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A total of
103
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26 million confirmed deaths have been reported worldwide
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gov
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According to this portal’s latest report, a total of 5,51,842 confirmed cases have been
reported in Pakistan
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Symptoms revealed that this disease affects different people in different ways
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Few of the serious
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Intermediate-II (English): Essay Writing
Lecturer: Malik Rahmat Ullah
symptoms of this disease are: difficulty in breathing, shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure and loss of
speech or movement
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Whereas
some other but less common symptoms are aches and pains, sore throat, diarrhea, headache, loss of taste or
smell and a rash on skin or discoloration of fingers or toes
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You must maintain
at least one meter distance between you and people coughing or sneezing
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An individual should stay home if he
feels unwell
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“Knowing is not enough; we must apply
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(John Wolfgang)
Government of Pakistan took special measures to deal with this pandemic in country
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GoP released first Rs 1
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Special relaxation in trade and government subsidiary was approved
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All the public and private offices were instructed to
work from home
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Strict health precautions were
implemented throughout the country
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WHO appreciated GoP’s entire efforts to deal with this calamity
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Travelling and tourism from one country to
another was banned
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Sports and gaming activities stopped or postponed
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Even handshaking and close sitting had the risk of spread of the disease
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The world health organization is working closely with global experts, governments and partners to
rapidly expand scientific knowledge on this new virus, to track the spread and virulence of this virus and to
provide advice to countries and individuals on measures to protect health and prevent the spread of this
outbreak
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On the 21st
of February, 2020, the Director General WHO appointed 6 Special Envoys on COVID-19 to provide
strategic advice and high-level political advocacy in different parts of the world
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”
(Arnold Palmer)
The best way to prevent and slow down the transmission is to be well informed about the COVID19 virus, the diseases it causes and how it spreads
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