Better Days Are Ahead By Linlin Liu
Since March 13, the day According to Harvard the time needed to get back Loma Linda Academy anHealth Publishing, most peo- the test results. nounced off-campus learning, ple with COVID-19 recover. Due to a reduction in manthe total cases of COVID-19 While the number of deaths ufacturing and vehicle traffic, around the world has inis increasing rapidly around a decrease in emission of carcreased to 2,078,605 million, the world, the death rate is bon dioxide and a reduction and 139,515 confirmed deaths less than 1%, compared to in air pollution has occurred and 213 countries/territories MERS (about 34%), SARS in some of the countries that as of April 17, 2020 as stated in (about 11%), or Ebola (90%). have been under lockdowns, the World Health OrganizaAs shown in the data present- CNET says. Moreover, action website. Every cording to CNN, SOCIAL DISTANCING CANNOT STOP PEOPLE Venice’s canal water day the numbers of confirmed cases has become clearer FROM ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER. steadily increase. because boat traffic Several countries’ goved by Worldometer, 95% of has significantly decreased. ernment officials have the active cases are in mild As people stay away from announced nation- or citycondition, versus 5% that are work and many businesses wide lockdowns. Flights in serious or critical condiclose their doors temporarily, are canceled. Travels are tions. countries’ governments have banned. Borders are closed. In China and South Korea, pledged to support citizens With the various ways by the number of daily new and businesses with subsiwhich COVID-19 spreads and cases is falling or being condies, loans, suspensions of tax no known cure, people are tained. The graphs showing and rent, and other measures, constantly living in fear and active cases in these two as reported by CNET. For anxiety. countries are no longer show- example, Australia is distribThe pandemic is getting ing exponential growth but uting a one-time payment of worse. However, amidst the are now following a steady AU$750 (around $445) to all pain, terror, and chaos, there downward trend, says Harcitizens on a lower income, still are silver linings to look vard Health Publishing. and offering loans to small for. They might not be much, Testing for COVID-19 is and medium-sized businessbut they are certainly here to quickly improving. According es. Italy has promised help for bring hope to people. More to CNET, researchers at Johns families and one-off 500 euro importantly, they seem to be Hopkins University are work- payments to self-employed God’s way of telling the world, ing on a screening test that people. “Don’t worry. I will get you could analyze hundreds of In times of crisis, people through this.” people in a day and shorten have come together to sup-
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