Covid-19, a deadly virus. On the 31st of December 2019 at the wet markets in Wuhan, China; a innocent person took the fearful task of eating a BAT.... Little did s/he know that the bat they just ate had a world pandemic in the making! Now over 3 million people are infected with this virus globally. And guess what?! The USA have 1/3 of the globe's cases with 1,010,356 cases today!, they are losing people fast! 56,796 people so far in the US have passed! Globally 217,968 people have passed. On the bright side 955,695 people have recovered worldwide. The curve is flattening and there are signs of hope.
My first reason why I think lockdown is working: Case numbers are going down fast In NZ; we have had 15 days with single digits; 1,479 Confirmed and Probable cases in New Zealand & 1,252 recoved; which means that only 227 active cases.
Another reason why I think lockdown is working is the effect on the Earth, since most companies that produce Greenhouse gasses have closed; the Ozone layer that was damaged is now repairing faster than ever before.
And last but, not least we are all able to bond with our families since we aren't allowed out unless buying essential items (essential items meaning A Big Mac and some chips).
In conclusion, Covid 19/ SARS-CoV-9/Coronavirus is not exactly the world Pandemic we were all hoping for. I mean It would be alot better if you could catch the skittle pox; you know the ones (taste the rainbow). But, with a country like New Zealand and a Prime Minister like Jacinda Ardern I think that we will get through this with 'a team five of million'. Kiwis are New Zealanders and we will never ever give up. We are all in this together.
