Be Creative at the Time of Pandemic

When I touch anything my brain clicks like a buzz doubting if I contact the virus. When I open the door I feel as if a bunch of sneaky virus quickly jumped into my hand. Then I look for the hand sanitizer and pour a few drops in the palms with a great relief of killing those sneaky worms. This is not the end of my story. When I rush to the basin to wash the hand, I suspect the creepy virus is already hanging around. I wash hand with the soap thinking that they are all swept out with water in to the drain. But as soon as  I turn off the tap since I don't have luxury of automatic faucets I feel some clever viruses already jump into my fingers. I again wash hand, wipe it with the paper towel and use the same paper towel to turn off the knob. Then I go to the dressing room to change the clothes, I suspects some of them are still hanging in the sleeves of my shirt. I quickly remove them and put in the laundry. I go to the washroom, take a full shower with rubbing whole body multiple time. I am still restless. As soon as I change the dress and go to the living room, I maintain the distance with my kids. They want to come closer to play with me. I can't explain the whole thing to them, but request them politely at first. But they don't listen at first. They jump onto my lap which make me shout at them in no time. This is quite painful. I can not explain why, but I can be aware of the social distancing even if with my loved one.

At present, we at are facing quite difficult time in the history. Easy access with internet in the modern time we get information very quickly from all over the world. When China declared epidemic of Covid-19 in late February in Wuhan province, the world blamed China and turned their blind pulling their citizen of the country. They did not help at all. Soon this virus spread all over the globe like a wildfire. Now 192 countries out of 195 have Covid- 19 patients. WHO already declared it a pandemic. Then Italy became the epicenter of Covid -19 outside China. After it shocked Italy and Iraq, this deadly virus entered into other European countries such as Spain, France, UK, Germany. In the far north countries like the US and Canada already had the patients with Covid-19. These countries did not take any action until Itay's infection and death tool surpassed China. Once the travelers getting in to the county from the European nations, the number of the infection increased dramatically. 

The US was still unsure what to do or how to tackle with this disease. Soon the fatality rate followed Italy in the largest cities with over forty million people like California and New York. Those states locked down ordering people to stay home. Donald Trump was widely criticized for his inability to contain the virus with his quick and right decision on time. In stead, he was blaming China by naming it Chinese virus. Canada is working diligently from the beginning to contain the virus as soon as possible. But the virus already reached to the most of the provinces quickly. First cases were from Ontario and Vancouver. Then it quickly spread over Alberta and Quebec. Now every provinces in Canada has covid-19 cases. Everyday over hundred people are tested positive and five person are dying. This ratio will increase significantly in the coming days according to the Health Officials of Ontaro.
The government of Ontario has closed all the non essential businesses. All the stores which remain open during this time will maintain the social distancing with the customers as well as staffs. There is a long line of customers in front of the grocery stores long before opening. People stand in a meter distance with the shopping cart. But this social distancing is not feasible inside the stores. People never have patience to get the stuff off the shelves. I saw people competing to pull the milk packets ff the racks. People pass each other without much care. Grocery staffs are working without wearing masks. Some of them have gloves. But face covering is more important than the gloves.
The most of the seniors have no masks on while walking in the middle of the grocery hunters. It is not their fault. They are old enough to go to the drugstore and buy the mask whenever they want. On the other hand, most of the seniors are living in a senior apartment building by themselves. There is no one looking after them except their children come to visit once a month or so if they are lucky. It looks very painful if I put myself into the shoes of them.
Not only the grocery has the serpentine line of the customers, but the LCBO too. Too many people are waiting outside before opening to get in early to fetch some bottles of wine to kill the boredom. So many people are workaholic in this country. They never get the break from their work. But when they have to stay home all of a sudden, it becomes painful to kill the time. Thanks to the social media at this time. People are using facebook and other social media to stay connected with their family members at this time. All the outdoor sports are closed. So online game is becoming another medium to pass the time. Netflix is making good fortune. Online businesses are booming.
Small business owners are the hardest hit group of this pandemic. Restaurants, hotels, bar, pub, saloons all are closed literally except some of the restaurants are providing delivery and take out services. Some business owners have decided to cut the staff in a small number so that they can at least reopen the business when the situation becomes nicer.
Friends are quite now. They are not inviting anyone for the family gathering. Before, every weekend diaspora Nepalis would gather and enjoy partying. Not only that at the beginning of Spring season, everyone would rush to the park and the beach for barbecue. Now the social structure has been changed. French people are not kissing the cheeks when they meet each other. Friends are not shaking their hands when they meet. They rather say hi' hello' when they meet. 'Nameste is becoming popular in the Western world. It looks different. It sounds different.
Every day horror stories are overflowing from different corners of the world. America is now really striving for the personal protective equipments for the front line medical staffs. Some of the hotspots prioritizing the ventilator on the basis of the chances of survival. When I first heard the same practice in Italy, I thought it as inhuman. But in practical, it is what we call human. It is better to save of the life of forties then the life of eighties. It doesn't mean that those who are already eighty have no right to get treated without discrimination. But it is what it is. In the same scenario, could imagine how India can handle with the billions of population living in the cluster of large slums. There are millions of people living in the slums without social distancing. The transmission of such virus can be disastrous. This is just like the conflagration. It is a bushfire expanding so quickly that nobody can stop it.
The only way to prevent it from spreading is to stay home from the individual level and from the government level implementing the correct measures for curve the spread with following the order of WHO 'test test and test. Test everybody, isolate the carrier and stop from spreading. We all should wash hand properly frequently and stop touching the face. When we have to go outside, it is always good to cover the face with the mask. If masks are not available, we can use the scarfs to cover the face nicely.
Stay home, stay safe. Life is precious . Think positive and be constructive.