The COVID-19 Outbreak: Other Parallel Problems

Abstract

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), originating from Wuhan, China in late 2019 was declared pandemic on Jan 30, 2020 by World Health Organization. COVID-19 is a contagious disease and is similar to pneumonia. Social distancing, quarantines, public awareness and proper medical care is required to control this pandemic. These lockdowns are proven to be effective against the disease but there are some side effects which includes Effect on human psychology, world economic crisis and environmental impact. In this article, we have discussed these factors. World economy is in danger of recession because of lockdown. Industries, factories, offices, schools, banks everything is closed. This has affected the economy as well as the environment. Where economy is having bad times, environment is getting batter. Pollutant concentration in atmosphere has been decreased significantly due to worldwide shut down. This article might be good for the optimization and design efficient strategies to avoid any inconvenience scenario in this pandemic COVID-19.