Schlagwort: Sreerupa Sengupta

Pandemic and Health Communication

Image: Corona Virus Help Desk

Indian Health Ministry posters on the prevention of the Covid-19 coronavirus have been posted in hospitals, airports, train stations and other sites. ©RFI/Murali Krishnan

As I write today, new cases are getting reported in some part of the world. In January no one could have imagined that the world will come to an unprecedented halt soon. That the world will face a mammoth humanitarian crisis – international and state borders will be closed, economy will be disrupted, jobs will be lost, people will be quarantined and millions will be forced to practice social isolation to control the spread of a virus.

As I write today, new cases are getting reported in some part of the world. In January no one could have imagined that the world will come to an unprecedented halt soon. That the world will face a mammoth humanitarian crisis – international and state borders will be closed, economy will be disrupted, jobs will be lost, people will be quarantined and millions will be forced to practice social isolation to control the spread of a virus.