Wednesday, 20 May 2020

COVID-19 Changing our Lives !


Article Headline] | 2020-02-14 | BioWorld

We all need to understand and answer one important point that COVID-19 is different from a SARS or an EBOLA virus. Why is that?

SARS transmits from a infected person to another in the 2 week after infection which is why it was easier to be controlled as doctors had 1 week of a lead time to kill it. This virus also originated from China and initially everyone thought it is due to the same mammal Bat etc too. What is being observed the PANIC which has taken over the world is not just because of the deadly virus but also because of quarantine. CHINA had locked (Forced) the city where the VIRUS had originated from and countries followed the same process. We as Humans love are freedom to move around and if thats taken away we tend to feel choked or breathless. Also need to understand human psychology to have your loved ones around you when you are sick as that gives you motivation, both are not possible in case of COVID-19.

Is COVID19 a BioWarfare tool ? was SARS the first phase of the deadly virus due to the a lot of similarity between the two affecting the respiratory organs in humans. Was Obama aware of such virus coming in future ? These conspiracy theories are floating around with substantial evidences. 

Obama did state about a pandemic and infact predicted its timing too. Obama warned in 2014, that we must be ready to deal with an epidemic. 

“So that if and when a new strain of flu, like the Spanish flu, crops up, five years or a decade from now - we’ve made the investment - and we’re further along to be able to catch it”, the former president had asserted.
Obama called for more pandemic preparedness following the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which was then seen as a global threat. 

(Video link to his speech)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBVAnaHxHbM

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This virus has changed our lives and now we are more careful then ever (even young kids) to avoid touching anything outside and stay away from food outlets or restaurants. This will impact the overall Food and beverage industry and you will be see lesser food outlets as people avoid eating out and would force them to close out. A friend of mine who owns a restaurant shared that the footfall (in-seat dining) will be down by 60-70% or more even though they are following strict rules around sanitization of cutlery utensils and regular screening of the staff. Deliveries dont fetch much revenue, not even close enough to pay rent and salaries of the staff employed.

Trends show that Domestic travel (leisure) would pick up first. The countries will still be reluctant to open borders for passenger travel. Cargo business is moving upwards and will reach its peak by end of 2020 as more and more shipments move around the world. However for the nations who highly dependent to run their economy through tourism, Student programs etc are the ones having major economic challenge by end of 2020 or post COVID 19. We will see a drastic drop in the international leisure travel as compared to last year.
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Business travel shall be reduced considerably post COVID19 as now we have seen and experienced the technology to hold meetings without actually being onsite for meetings .

What does this mean for Airlines Hotels etc : More focus on touch less move, Hotels to use electrostatic technology for in room things. Regular sanitation of room keys etc and Moving away from check-in counters and have touch less process in place for airports. Reporting time before your flight would change and increase as now we all would have to follow social distancing protocols and screening requirements. Also having a medical facilities to counter any identified patients. Touch less Immigration clearance technology would be introduced must faster especially at tourist destinations etc.
Airlines will also have some policies on regular sanitization of the aircraft and frequent touch areas.and what if someone is identified to have symptoms of the virus at a transit point or at the time of boarding.

There will be a drastic fall in the airlines operating as many wont survive and the ones left floating would be on reduced capacities. So gone are the days when airlines were finding ways to add more seats to their aircrafts or buying bigger aircrafts. Airbus and Boeing have seen cancellation of aircraft orders including the A380's. 


Multinational aerospace corporation Airbus has warned its employees that the company is “bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed”, amid lockdowns around the world to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, BBC reported on Monday. Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury told the 1.35 lakh employees to brace for potentially deep job cuts and warned that the firm’s survival is at stake.
“The survival of Airbus is in question if we don’t act now,” Faury said in the letter, according to Reuters. He added that in just two months the company has lost one-third of its business. “And, frankly, that’s not even the worst-case scenario we could face,” Faury said.
What would be the new seating structure to adhere to social distancing norms. COVID 19 has changed that and now airfares will rise up to compensate for the empty middle seat to meet the social distancing norms .. people will still be reluctant to travel as frequently as they used to 5 months back.

What will be the outcome over all and effects our lives in long run.. is still unknown.



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