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Is this the beginning of the end of the Coronavirus pandemic?
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By Apollo 24/7, Published on - 06 December 2020, Updated on - 18 October 2022
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COVID-19: Timeline and impact
- The early cases of a novel Coronavirus disease were first detected in Wuhan, China in late-2019.
- In India, the first case of novel Coronavirus was detected in Kerala on January 30, 2020. On the same day, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
- On February 11, 2020, an official name for the disease was announced - Coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. By the end of February, more than 2,800 people had died from COVID-19, globally.
- The outbreak was declared a pandemic by the global health body in March 2020. The WHO requested people to stay indoors and asked everyone to wear masks, practice physical distancing, and wash or sanitize their hands frequently.
- The same month, several countries imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of the infection. In India, the government announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown on March 24. It was later extended in phases till May 31.
- In India, lockdown triggered the closure of schools, businesses, shops, malls, hotels, religious places, sports and recreation centers, and a ban on public transport.
- The lockdown period and its aftermath saw the emergence of several new trends. These included work from home, online school, growth in telemedicine, and enhanced virtual interactions. Since then, these trends have become part of the ‘new normal’.
- From June 1, the lockdown restrictions were lifted in several parts of India as part of the “unlock strategy”. Subsequent iterations of “unlock” have set in motion the gradual lifting of restrictions throughout the country.
- As of December 4, India has recorded more than 95 lakh (9.5 million) cases of COVID-19 infection. So far, more than 1.3 lakh Indians have lost their lives to the deadly contagion.
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