COVID-19 in India: A glimpse of pariah

Madhu Raina

doi:10.5055/jem.0535

Authors

Madhu Raina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0535

Keywords:

COVID-19, massive disruption, human race, pandemic, urgency, purpose

Abstract

This new year's wake-up call presaged us of a Democles’ sword in the form of COVID-19, an epidemic turned pandemic. An infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (COVID-19) seems to reach an innovative and horrendous landmark every day. The deadly coronavirus has made cataclysmic ruinations and sparked massive disruption to global travel and trade. Nobody had ever imagined that a universal, imperceptible, novel enemy of human race would emerge that would bring many parts of the society to a standstill. It has created an alarming situation across globe, and the world is responding to this novel virus with urgency and purpose. This article is a preface of COVID-19 in India.

Author Biography

Madhu Raina

Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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