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    Current Medicine Research and Practice xxx (xxxx) xxx

    Contents lists available at ScienceDirect

    Current Medicine Research and Practice


    journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/cmrp

    Letter to the Editor

    Effects of COVID-19 pandemic in daily life


     Overload on doctors and other healthcare professionals,
    who are at a very high risk
     Overloading of medical shops
    Keywords:  Requirement for high protection
    Coronavirus
    COVID-19
     Disruption of medical supply chain
    Pandemic B) Economic
    Healthcare  Slowing of the manufacturing of essential goods
     Disrupt the supply chain of products
     Losses in national and international business
     Poor cash flow in the market
    Dear Editor,  Significant slowing down in the revenue growth
    C) Social
    COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has affected day to day life and is slow-  Service sector is not being able to provide their proper
    ing down the global economy. This pandemic has affected thou- service
    sands of peoples, who are either sick or are being killed due to  Cancellation or postponement of large-scale sports and
    the spread of this disease. The most common symptoms of this viral tournaments
    infection are fever, cold, cough, bone pain and breathing problems,  Avoiding the national and international travelling and
    and ultimately leading to pneumonia. This, being a new viral dis- cancellation of services
    ease affecting humans for the first time, vaccines are not yet avail-  Disruption of celebration of cultural, religious and festive
    able. Thus, the emphasis is on taking extensive precautions such as events
    extensive hygiene protocol (e.g., regularly washing of hands, avoid-  Undue stress among the population
    ance of face to face interaction etc.), social distancing, and wearing  Social distancing with our peers and family members
    of masks, and so on. This virus is spreading exponentially region  Closure of the hotels, restaurants and religious places
    wise. Countries are banning gatherings of people to the spread  Closure of places for entertainment such as movie and play
    and break the exponential curve.1,2 Many countries are locking their theatres, sports clubs, gymnasiums, swimming pools, and
    population and enforcing strict quarantine to control the spread of so on.
    the havoc of this highly communicable disease.  Postponement of examinations
    COVID-19 has rapidly affected our day to day life, businesses,
    disrupted the world trade and movements. Identification of the dis- This COVID-19 has affected the sources of supply and effects
    ease at an early stage is vital to control the spread of the virus the global economy. There are restrictions of travelling from
    because it very rapidly spreads from person to person. Most of one country to another country. During travelling, numbers of
    the countries have slowed down their manufacturing of the prod- cases are identified positive when tested, especially when they
    ucts.3,4 The various industries and sectors are affected by the cause are taking international visits.5 All governments, health organisa-
    of this disease; these include the pharmaceuticals industry, solar tions and other authorities are continuously focussing on identi-
    power sector, tourism, Information and electronics industry. This fying the cases affected by the COVID-19. Healthcare
    virus creates significant knock-on effects on the daily life of citizens, professional face lot of difficulties in maintaining the quality of
    as well as about the global economy. healthcare in these days.
    Presently the impacts of COVID-19 in daily life are extensive and
    have far reaching consequences. These can be divided into various Declaration of competing interest
    categories:
    None declared.
    A) Healthcare
     Challenges in the diagnosis, quarantine and treatment of References
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmrp.2020.03.011
    2352-0817/© 2020 Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. Published by Elsevier, a division of RELX India, Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Please cite this article as: Haleem A-n et al., Effects of COVID-19 pandemic in daily life, Current Medicine Research and Practice, https://doi.org/
    10.1016/j.cmrp.2020.03.011
    2 Letter to the Editor / Current Medicine Research and Practice xxx (xxxx) xxx

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    21 March 2020
    Abid Haleem1, Mohd Javaid**,2 Available online xxx
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New
    Delhi, India
    E-mail address: [email protected] (A. Haleem).

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    Please cite this article as: Haleem A-n et al., Effects of COVID-19 pandemic in daily life, Current Medicine Research and Practice, https://doi.org/
    10.1016/j.cmrp.2020.03.011

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