Pandemic 2020 : Toxic Leaders , Selfish Nations And An Orphaned World !
BY R.K.MISRA Never have so many suffered so much for the sins of so few. As the puny and the petty head nations, a leaderless world hovers on the brink desperately clutching at miracle cures and searching for economic succour . Neither seem at hand. The pandemic crisis is best summed up by free reference website, Worldometers which monitors COVID-19 round the clock. As of July 25, 2020, the outbreak of the coronavirus has been confirmed in around 210 countries or territories. The virus has infected 16,048,238 people worldwide and the number of deaths have totaled 644,679 with 9,808,404 having recovered . The disturbing aspect, says Ian Simple writing in the Irish Times, is that people who have recovered may lose their immunity to the disease within months, with research suggesting the virus could re-infect people year after year like common colds. India ,as of July 25, with 1,382,995 cases, 467,124 active infections,883,793 recoveries and 32,078 deaths is now pl