Dr Michael Ryan, WHO chief, cautioned that we might have to live with COVID-19. Some countries have lifted the lockdown, while others are preparing to do so. Tabassum tells us the precautions needed in the post lockdown period. An exclusive for Different Truths.  

“Nothing is permanent. Everything is subject to change. Being is always becoming.” ~ Buddha.

The World Health Organisation’s emergencies chief said it’s possible the new Coronavirus may be here to stay, warning it’s impossible to predict when the pandemic might be controlled.

“This virus may never go away,” Dr Michael Ryan said in a news briefing on Wednesday (May 13, 2020). He said that the number of people infected by COVID-19 so far is relatively low. Without a vaccine, he said, it could take years for the population to build up sufficient levels of immunity to it.

“This virus may never go away,” Dr Michael Ryan said in a news briefing on Wednesday (May 13, 2020). He said that the number of people infected by COVID-19 so far is relatively low. Without a vaccine, he said, it could take years for the population to build up sufficient levels of immunity to it.

“This virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities,” he said, noting that other previously novel diseases such as HIV have never disappeared, but that effective treatments have been developed to allow people to live with the disease. Ryan said there remains hope that an effective vaccine will be developed, but even then, it would require a huge amount of work to produce the shots and distribute them worldwide to people willing to be immunised.

After two months of lockdown, stay-home looks like a privilege. Some countries have eased locked down. Some are preparing to lift it. If the virus is here to stay and there is no hope of effective vaccine and treatment, then we must prepare ourselves.

After two months of lockdown, stay–home looks like a privilege. Some countries have eased locked down. Some are preparing to lift it.

What we can do once the lockdown is lifted. We can start with the following:

· Before you go out, you must wash your hands with soap.

· Wear a mask or wear a face cover.

· Cover your nose and mouth completely.

· Cover your hands with gloves, before entering stores, hospitals and crowded places.

· Carry your own bags for supplies.

· Carry a small sanitiser, a pair of gloves and a mask at all times.

· When you are in outdoor, you must maintain social distancing.

· Do not enter crowded gathering or places.

· Only touch what you really need to.

· Do not touch your face, nose or mouth when you are outside.

· Pay using a digital wallet and avoid common machine.

· Use gloves to use ATM machine. After using the machine sanitise your gloves.

· Reduce contact with the common surface.

· After returning home, you must leave your shoes and bag at the door.

· After coming home, you must not touch anything till you wash your hands.

· After coming home you must take a shower and wash clothes worn outside.

· Don’t forget to sanitise your shoes and the surface of the bag.

· After coming home, one must sanitise any surface you have touched indoor.

· After coming home you must wipe package goods and wash vegetables, fruits with water.

· After coming home, you must sanitise key rings, phones, doorknobs regularly.

· If you are taking home delivery, opt for contactless delivery.

· E-pay and get the deliveries at the gate.

· If you have to go to the gate, wear a mask and gloves.

· Wash fresh produce with water, wipe packages with sanitisers.

· Wash your hands after handling package.

· Do not touch anything after handling package.

· Dispose off the package materials quickly.

· Eat and drink properly to keep your immune system strong.

· Get yourself mentally ready to get used to these basic precautions.

We must be mentally prepared to accept the changes in our lives to survive. At one point in time, we have to go out when the lockdown is lifted. In our workplaces, there will be new certain rules and regulations. Our social life is going to change.

Everything is subject to change and we, humans, are used to embracing change. We don’t know how long this virus will room the earth. We must be mentally prepared to accept the changes in our lives to survive. At one point in time, we have to go out when the lockdown is lifted. In our workplaces, there will be new certain rules and regulations. Our social life is going to change. Our economy will face a huge challenge. At the time of writing this article, we don’t see after COVID-19 situations.

We have to continue amid COVID-19. If there is a post-COVID-19 situation, the world is going to be completely a different place. We must come out from our illusions and accept the reality to move on and to live. Stay safe and be mentally sound.

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