It's been awhile since this blog was active. I'm back again.
Who would have thought that a pandemic would actually take place. COVID19 came to the world last year. It started in Wuhan, China around Dec 2019. The disease slowly spread across the world due to the mobility of so many people around the world. In some places, the number of deaths were pretty bad. I also saw various videos shared by medical professionals undergoing a lot of stress. They were stretched and have to work very long hours. There were some who broke down when their patients died. I was horrified at the how out of control the disease became.
Economies were badly affected. Air Travel and the tourism industry were so badly affected. It also affected jobs. Companies that didn't upgrade their technology were also affected. Schools implemented home based learning and companies implemented work from home arrangements. We have to practice social distancing and wear masks. In some countries, people even protested against wearing masks. The pandemic felt like another world war.
By the end of last year, they declared that they have come up with some form of vaccine. What is scary is that usually it takes awhile for a vaccine to be tested before it is released to the world but everyone is desperate to find a cure so various leaders decided to go on TV to show that they will be the first to be vaccinated and there is nothing to worry about. I was worried as I know my leader also has health problems and he had undergone some treatment.
Then there were people who were against the vaccine and are discouraging people from getting vaccinated. Medical professionals continued to feel very stretched and stress. In India, when the hospitals overwhelmed, people were even forced to share beds. It was so sad.
The Pandemic also started a few trends. More people started using zoom and teams for online meetings. Cashless payments were encouraged. Social distancing is encouraged but not many people bother to follow that. Online businesses benefited the most.
Mental health problems also rose. The prolong pandemic caused some people to go through depression from staying home too long and not being able to do their normal activities.
There are so many things to update. I'm not sure I've put them all down here. I'll try to update this blog at least once a week now.
