Dr Samiron Phukan
(The writer can be reached at samironphukan@gmail.com)
COVID-19 is the greatest challenge of the century to humanity. The fear of the virus attack and the deaths of near and dear ones is unprecedented. The human death toll globally has crossed a staggering over 3 million. According to John Hopkins University, the global caseload has crossed 151 million. These number clearly shows that the vanity of mankind- being the master of the universe and the way the human race was advancing towards the so-called might and valour - has been put to a reality check by a sub-microscopic viral organism. Every human being is being impacted. A lot of new terminologies that we heard earlier like a pandemic, lockdown, quarantine, virtual meetings, etc., are being practised in reality. Along with the rest of the world, India too had faced the challenge with mixed responses.