COVID19 BROUGHT GOOD THINGS TO THE WORLD

Covid 19 has shaken the whole world. Many old customs and behaviours are  falling down and new are coming up. We know now that touching things, being with other people and breathing the air in an enclosed space can be risky, which were not till sometimes before. How quickly that awareness recedes will be different for different people but it can never recede completely for anyone who lived through this year. It could become second nature to recoil from shaking hands or touching our faces, and we might all find we cannot stop washing our hands. The comfort of being in the presence of others might be replaced by a greater comfort with absence,  especially with those we do not know intimately.

The other is the feeling of a common enemy, a stronger one too, in which people begin to look past their differences when faced a shared external threat. Till recently most people were reluctant to listen to medical advice from health experts. Now it is not so, anyone speak about health or immunity, most people keep their ears open for a long time. Another change found is that people do not go out to eat but prefer to cook in the house and eat. Online buying and telemedicine are fast reaching into our day to day lives. Class room teaching and examination are gradually becoming online.

Mobile phone has become a crony for almost all.

KV George 

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