What's the only headline flashing on every news channel? Corona. What is the only topic of conversation in your household? Corona. What do you stay up worrying about all night? Corona. Even when you can sleep, what are your nightmares about? Of course, Corona. What's the key word, or perhaps the only word, you hear these days? Well, you obviously know the answer. From kids to elderly, from domestic workers to policemen, everyone is aware that the answer to every question and the question to every answer, in today's time, is Corona! Here's a glimpse on how the coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down.
Free, But Not Really
After ever-lasting months of struggle, when the board examinations finally got over, they came with a disappointed frown on the face of every board student. And why wouldn't they be? All their plans of hanging out with their friends and finally having some fun after studying so hard have gone down the drain.
Haathdhotejao, Dhotejao
Wait, did you wash your hands? Well then, hands up, and back away from civilisation, because you are not equipped to be a part of this society. Oh, you washed them? Did you wash them properly? Here's the definition of properly — spreading the soap all over your hands on both sides, rubbing ten times between the fingers and fifteen times over your nails. After this, don't forget to rinse your hands with water and brush your hands against one another. You have to rub and continue rubbing till the time your inner-self is convinced that all the germs have said bye-bye to your hands. Whether you do this for 20 seconds or 2 hours, that's up to you.
Hoarding as a Lifestyle
The moment you enter a supermarket, you realise the world is in a crisis. You can almost see entire shops being looted and hoarded away in a nick of time by people who seem to be spending their years of hard-earned money just on groceries, mounting their trollies with everything in bulk, from toilet papers to milk that is likely to go bad soon. Standing on the billing counter for hours is like standing in long queues for rollercoasters in Disney Land.
It's Their Time to Shine
As humans are trapped inside their homes, the flora and fauna outside is living its best life. The AQI levels have dropped rapidly as the number of bustling vehicles on the road show an impressive downfall. The nature enjoys as human world comes to a standstill. Maybe this is the cost we had to pay to get fresh air to breathe, for years of mistreatment we have rendered to the environment and our Mother Earth.
The Ultimate Weapon
Of course, the two most essential things which create the difference between life and death these days are 'masks' and 'hand sanitizers'. The one who manages to get masks and sanitizers (of course, the ones with alcohol) from the market is no less than a fortune winner.
Provided that the people cooperate, the strenuous efforts by the leaders across the world is surely going to pay off and the unity of people across the countries in the world will prove to outwit the threat of this virus. We'll surely one day proudly say "Goodbye Corona!"