Dave Jyoti*, Dave Meesha
Viruses are potentially infective and dangerous microorganisms existing on earth. They possess unique properties, evolve rapidly and have high mutation rate. Novel zoonotic species of viruses are becoming a great challenge for the mankind all over the globe. Viruses that infect animals can sometimes be transmitted into human beings, evolve and become a new human virus. Three recent examples are coronaviruses, 2019-nCoV, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. Novel corona virus identified in 2019 in China swiftly expanded through other parts of the world and in a short time infected and killed many people from various countries. Consequently on 11th March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization. All the countries and their government implemented all possible measures to stop the spread of the disease. Indian government adopted a novel strategy to break the chain of infection and contamination by observing nationwide self implemented public lockdown “Janta curfew” for a day on 22nd March 2020 amid the spurt of corona virus. It was later extended to 21 days strict nationwide lockdown. This is possibly a smart approach to impose social distancing which will eventually prevent the expansion of the disease among the communities.
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