This is neither a story nor a fiction. This is a memoir of surreal representation with a captivating interlinkage of the virus database and 25 years of life journey as a journalist in Eenadu (Telugu) newspaper.
Excerpt:
Month of December, 2019…
The whole world was waiting to welcome the New Year. Necessary arrangements were on progress in all the countries.
At the same time, a new pandemic was getting ready to set a deadly battle on mankind. Nature's powers were unified to teach a lesson to humans who assumed themselves as superiors in the entire universe.
Far from human, in a dark cave where even light can't enter inside, a strange mammal hung topsy turvy, was laughing. It was eager to spectate the upcoming consequences.
Bat is the name of that creature!!
In the burrows outside this same cave, there was another strange creature named "Pangolin". It ran into the burrow in a hurry.
01 December 2019…
Wuhan- a city in China
Wuhan is a joyful modern city with 1.10 crore population.
Wuhan is famous for sale and business of wildlife meat. But all of a sudden, people of the city started consulting doctors with symptoms similar to cold, cough and pneumonia.
20 December 2019…
Doctors were prescribing some normal medicine. But still, the number of patients is increasing rapidly. Doctors couldn't understand anything.
The virus started spreading in Wuhan. Beginning from one, it started affecting hundreds of people. The number of Victims is growing rapidly. Local medical officers had already informed the Government on this issue. On a large scale, measures to control virus were set ready.
31 December 2019…
To the headquarters of World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, an emergency message from China's High-level Authorities was sent.
The excerpt of the message is as follows - a strange disease similar to pneumonia in Wuhan city is spreading vigorously.
Therefore, the Info about the first corona virus case was given to WHO from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The whole world was uttered and shocked.
Some had realized that something worse is going to occur in future.
It is unfortunate that there were no one from WHO to estimate the disease's consequences.
01 January 2020…
Instead of setting new aims and ambitions as usual, now the World entered the New Year with new set of fears.
Wuhan was shivering. Number of the victims is increasing. A mechanism of officers had entered the game. Locked the city in all eight directions. Banned transportation to 13 cities. But It was too late.
Along with the New year, a strange-freakish disease visited Earth.
06 January…
Doctors identified the rapid spread of a big class of corona viruses, causing cold like small ailments and SARS, MERS like critical ailments relat- ed to Esophagus. Fever, cough, and esophagus related ailments are the normal symptoms of this virus. In some situations, there is a chance for the failure of organs. It can also lead to pneumonia or even death sometimes.
Corona means Crown in Latin…
The virus is named as corona since it was seen in the shape of a crown while observed through microscope. This virus attacks on the Respiratory system and was found in the year 1960. In fact, it is also a reason for our normal cold. Till now, eight types of corona viruses were discovered. These viruses show severe effect on mammals especially.
The new virus is exhibiting an ardent effect on public health. It is identified as the 2019 Novel Corona virus and is the seventh type in the family of corona viruses.
08 January…
The first case outside the China, was recorded in Chiyang Mai International Airport.
Doctors were frightened after discovering that the transmission of virus can also occur through air i.e. while sneezing and coughing. Dr. Josi Golding stated "we can say that the virus, in fact, spreads from animals. But we are unable to point out a particular animal".
09 January…
Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for the first time, demonstrated the sequence of corona virus in front of the world.
11 January…
First death due to corona was recorded. A 61 years old man, who joined hospital with an unknown fever, was died in Wuhan.
That was just a beginning...
