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A WAKE-UP CALL

A WAKE-UP CALL

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With a brain made up of millions of neurons,

Humans claim to be intelligent;

What about the virus?

A creature so tiny that ordinary eye cannot see,

And has no brain like human’s,

Yet can invade at will,

And find its way into the human body,

To make a meal of him.

Joe Kenogbon

The COVID-19 pandemic, otherwise known as coronavirus pandemic, is ongoing. The disease, first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, has rapidly spread globally and the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As at the time of writing, over seven million people all over the world have been reportedly affected, resulting in close to half a million deaths.

Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, these viruses cause respiratory tract Infections that range from mild to life-threatening. Mild illnesses include some cases of common cold (which can also be caused by other viruses, mostly rhinoviruses), while more aggressive varieties can cause SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 with fatal consequences. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the strain of coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness. It is said to be the successor to SARS-CoV-1. SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus, which is highly contagious in humans. The virus primarily spreads between people through close contact and via respiratory droplets produced from coughs or sneezes. Transmission occurs within a range of about 1.8 metres (6 ft). Indirect transmission can occur via contaminated surfaces.    

When COVID-19 broke out many governments and individuals played it down regarding it as a flu that would soon die out. In a sense, one could understand this initial attitude to this virus that is now threatening human existence since there has been no such pandemic causing so much devastation in recent times. And I guess, some of us trusted on scientific knowledge, economic and military power. With the benefit of hindsight, perhaps we should have been more proactive. This pandemic has now turned out as a real threat to our existence. It has brought significant changes to our socio-economic and family dynamics, and I wonder if life will ever be the same again.

There are ongoing studies to further understand the character of this novel virus. Although it is understood to be a human to human transmission there is no consensus as to the true origin of the virus and how it has rapidly spread to become a pandemic. Nearly six months into the pandemics, many more people are still affected daily and the crisis rages on with unabating lethality. And sadly, despite the billions of dollars that have been spent there are as yet no vaccines or antiviral to prevent or effectively treat COVID-19 infection.

As I reflect over our LIFE in the past few months, I cannot but think about our mortality. We spend trillions of dollars on weapons of mass destruction with one country threatening the other and spending so much on nuclear weaponry. Now we have coronavirus, a creature so small that it cannot be seen by the human eyes, and has no brain like humans, yet can invade at will and find its way into the human body to make a meal of him. We are nothing but bodies of CLAY that are kept alive by borrowed air that can pop in an instant like a bubble and return us to an empty sculpture to be consumed by mother earth. 

There is so much hatred and cruelty in the world. People are tortured, maimed and killed because of their colour, belief, gender and other personal issues. COVID-19 is no respecter of status, colour or creed. It has affected royals and heads of government, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, masters and slaves. As I watch the victims with their bodies placed side by side ready to be committed to the earth, I shake my head in awe. These were men and women who had once boasted wealth, power and authority, now reduced to mere bodies. 

COVID-19 has shaken the whole world, warning us that LIFE on earth could be wiped out by a viral pandemic rather than a nuclear apocalypse. This is an anxious moment – time for everyone to wake up to reality. LIFE on earth is short and fragile. All that we die for or kill others to have is nothing but vanity. Every minute, hour or day we have is a privilege and we must make the best use of it showing love to fellow human beings. I believe this is the time for everyone of us to reflect. Hopefully, the pandemic will be over, but I hope it has changed our outlook to LIFE and our fellow human beings. We are all humans, irrespective of our colour or gender, socio-economic status, religious or other beliefs – we are all visitors on earth with the same destiny.