MERI Mirror, April' 2020
A bilingual monthly student publication, an initiative of the students of Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at MERI College, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
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AgonyofCorona
-By ShivaliGoyal
Theworldatpresentisfacingthebiggest
catastropheoftheera.Theunknown
devilnamedasCovid-19startedfrom the
cityofWuhan,Chinahasgradualyengulfedalmostthewholeworldandis
goingonthrustingtheworldatanunbeatablepace.Itseemsliketheworldis
notabletohandlethedevastatingefects
oftheCovid-19.Theefectsofitareso
severethateventhemostpowerfuleconomiesoftheworldhavegonehelpless
andderailedandarefeelingtoosmalto
fightagainstthevirus.Stateseconomies
,therehealthsystem andtherelifestyles,
alhavecrashedverybadly.Therehave
beencaseswherehealthcareprofessionalreportedthattheyhavebeenthrown
onthestreetsbecausetheyworkinmedicalsector.Whenrapidresponseteam
of
oneofthemediahousesaskedsomedoctorsandmedicalstafabouttheefectso
Coronavirusonthem ,theytoldthatthey
neverthoughtthatbeinginsuchaprofessionwouldendupthrowingthem
out
ofthereownhomes.Oneofthenurse
toldthatsheisfacingsomuchproblem
thatsheisforcedtoliveinaoneroom
flatwithhermotherandchildbecause
herlandlordkickedheroutofthehouse
becauseshefearedthatImightcarry
coronaviruswith me.Anothernurse
toldhow sheliedtothepeopleofher
colonysayingshenow worksinarestaurantduetothefearthatshewouldnotbe
abletoliveinherhouseifthecolony
knowsthatsheworksasanurse.There
havebeencaseswhereevenadoctorwas
thrown outofhisown housebythe
peopleofhiscolonybecausetheyfeared
thathemightcarrythevirus.Somedoctorsareforced
to livein thereduty
roomsbecausetheywereinstructedto
emptytherehousesbytherelandlords
becauseofthefearofthevirus.Theconditionsaremoreworseforsome.There
havebeen instanceswerethenurses
havetosleeponfloorsofthehospitals
becausetheyhavenowheretogo.Numerouscomplaintshavebeendoneby
medicalstafthattheyarebeingsubject
torudenessofpeoplebecauseofthere
profession.EventheDelhiGovernment
applealedtopeoplefornotbeinginsensitivetowardsthedoctorsandothermedi
calstaf.Thisisnotalevenourpolice
forceisbeingbeatentimeandagainat
diferentplacesby these lunatics.At
thesetimeofcrisisratherthanstranglingwithourlifesaversweshouldabide
thelaw andtrytothankalthosewhoare
helpingusincomingoutofthislifeand
deathcrisis.
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