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europe vs United handing of the Covid 19 pandemic. please comment
Coronovirus (COVID 19) is a pandemic worldwide disease starts in Wuhan city of China on December 2019 ongoing 4 months and 2weeks . Once china was the most affected country, but as per the chinese authorities this virus is showing declining trend in china day by day, from china it spread to other countries of the world. it is a very dangerous virus .it effects a person badly. The name COVID-19 was given to it by WHO on 11 Feberuary 2020. On 11 March 2020 novol coronovirus was declared pandemic diseases by director general Tedros Adhanom of WHO.
Now the present situation of the world is that, the whole world is in complete lockdown. whether the country is rich and the poor , the virus has affected it. The European countries are worstly affected by this virus. The virus begins to spread in Europe on 21 January 2020 , when first case of virus was registered in Italy. The total active cases of COVID-19 in Europe on 13 April 2020 afternoon is 852899 . The total number of deaths is 73655 and the total recovered cases are 210127 respectively. The worst affected countries are Italy and france. Italy was once on top of the table, surpassing china the origin country. Europe has taken all available steps to control the pandemic. To get through the crisis complete lockdown is ordered in the Europe. Every one is told to stay inside the home. People are also doing self quarantine for 14 days. People are aware that if community spread of virus is stoped than it could end very soon. In European countries social distancing is followed. German chancellor Angela Markel said" not since world war two (have we) faced a challenge that demands so much of our collective solidarity"
The European countries are following strict measures to ensure citizens stay at home. Italy went on lockdown before the other European countries, shutting down most business and cities. The European countries are banning public gatherings both religious and political. France is also doing its best to control the spread the deadly virus. The virus has forced the people to stay indoors. Most of the european countries are trying their best to deliver essential items like food, gas etc to their citizens without coming out in markets. The international airports are shut and public transport and railways are closed in most countries of Europe.
As we know that USA is nowadays on the top of the worst affected countries due to COVID-19 . The first COVID-19 case came on 20 january 2020 from a person who was having the foreign travel history. The total number of active cases in USA on 13 April 2020 afternoon is 561103. The total number of confirmed deaths is 22106 and the recovered cases is 41759 approximately. USA is the worst affect country of the world nowadays since the COVID-19 outbreak. Like other countries of the world, USA also follows strict rules to stop the spread of COVID-19. USA president Donald Trump has decided the country to divide into different zones , high risk, medium risk and low risk zones. Trump says ,that new plans would be drawn up " in close coordination" with health experts. USA has adviced its citizens to follow as social distance of 15 days across the country. state governors of 50 states have the authority to order or lift quarantines and social distancing measures, so it is not clear what response Trump's push for a quick return to normal will get. New york is the most affected state of COVID-19.USA has closed all the educational institutions and ordered the ban on all gatherings through out country. USA has also considering to lift the ban on Iran as soon as possible. As we know that USA has faced the shortage of drug Hydroxychloroquine which according to US doctors will help in curing COVID-19. It has put pressure on BJP lead Modi government to lift ban on the same drug .Many have criticized the US's policy to fight against COVID-19. USA is losing its hold of being the most powerful country of the world day by day.