ASSIGNMENT

ON
CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC AND EFFECTS OF
CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC ON STUDENTS

Submitted To, Submitted by,

Ms Fouzia ma’am Soma Bag
Lecturer 2nd year,bsc nursing
Indian Academy Indian Academy
College of Nursing College of Nursing

Submitted on :- 06/08/20
 What is coronavirus pandemic?

Coronavirus (Covid-
19) cases, symptoms, precautions: The United States is at the top of the list in coronavirus infections and deaths
that stand at 1,256,972 and 75,670 respectively.

Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, symptoms, precautions: For the last few months, the world has
been consumed with a minute virus — roughly 65–125 nanometres in diameter — that has been
infecting and killing the human population. It first came to light on December 31, 2019
when China reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) a string of pneumonia-like cases
in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province.
Covid-19 as it came to be known later, spread fast across the global from Wuhan affecting
people without distinction.
The United States believes China is to be held responsible for failing to tame the virus at its
origin as 184 countries are now “going through hell”. China, on its part, is stonewalling any
international inquiry, and asserts that the origin of the virus was a matter of science and should
be studied by scientists and professionals.
How the novel coronavirus went from epidemic to global pandemic

China’s mystery virus that triggered worry: A top Chinese scientist had confirmed earlier this
year that the mysterious coronavirus (a type of virus named after its spiky, solar corona-like
appearance under an electron microscope) can spread between human beings. Chinese authorities
had earlier said the virus was transmitted only from animals to humans.
Soon after it was clear that the coronavirus was spreading fast in China, and had infected may
others across the world, the WHO rushed to declare coronavirus as a pandemic.
Novel coronavirus to be called Covid-19: Subsequently, the WHO gave an official name to the
disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The disease will be called “COVID-19”; the “CO”
stands for coronavirus, “VI” for virus and “D” for disease. The coronavirus itself is called
“nCoV-2019”.
How some Pacific nations have held off COVID-19, but are still at risk: While many
countries had been affected by the pandemic, there were still some island countries in the Pacific
Ocean where the pandemic was yet to hit. As of April 2, Comoros, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and
Vanuatu had not reported any Covid-19 cases.
Lockdown in several countries, in some cases, didn’t prevent civilians from protesting against
government policies on a wide range of issues, ranging from inequality to hunger and
unemployment, all of which have intensified following the global outbreak of the coronavirus
infection. Extended lockdowns came with its own fallout though, especially on the mental health
of people. There were reports of a global surge in domestic violence cases too prompting the
UN Secretary-General António Guterres to appeal governments to pay attention to and prevent
the occurrence.
Amid all of this, one of the silver linings that has been reported from across the world is that
people are breathing cleaner air and are witness to clearer, more blue skies as human movement
has been restricted due to lockdowns imposed by various countries. But it also complicates the
conversation around climate change and nations rush to first deal with the crisis at hand and

How does the coronavirus attack?

In the search for a treatment for COVID-19 disease, researchers have been targeting specific
behaviours of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) that causes the disease. While the virus
itself is still being studied, the hunt for a treatment is based on what is known so far about the
 way it infects humans.So, what are the various stages of a pandemic, you may ask? In the first
stage of a disease epidemic that eventually takes the form of a pandemic sweeping the globe,
cases are imported into a country in which the infection did not originate. An infection whose
spread is contained within the boundaries of one or a few countries is obviously not a
pandemic. The second stage is when the virus starts being transmitted locally. Local
transmission means that the source of the infection is from within a particular area and the
trajectory the virus has taken from one person to the next is clearly established. The third
stage is that of community transmission. In layman terms, it means that the virus is now
circulating in the community, and can infect people with no history either of travel to affected
areas or of contact with an infected person.

Is it possible to make progress against the pandemic

 How can we make progress against the pandemic?

 And, are we making progress?

To answer these questions we need data. But data is not enough. This is especially true in this
pandemic because even the best available data is far from perfect. Much of our work
therefore focuses on explaining what the data can – and can not – tell us about the pandemic.

Our goal is two-fold:

1. To provide reliable, global and open data and research on how the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading,
what impact the pandemic has, how we can make progress against the pandemic, and whether the
measures countries are taking are successful or not;
2. And to build an infrastructure that allows research colleagues – and everyone who is interested – to
navigate and understand this data and research.

Before we study how to make progress we should consider the more basic question: is it possible
to do so?

Coronavirus Country Profiles

We built 207 country profiles which allow you to explore the statistics on the coronavirus
pandemic for every country in the world.In a fast-evolving pandemic it is not a simple matter
to identify the countries that are most successful in making progress against it. we built country
profiles for 207 countries to study the statistics on the coronavirus pandemic for every
country in the world in depth.Each profile includes interactive visualizations, explanations of
the presented metrics, and the details on the sources of the data.

Deaths due to COVID-19

While the Country Profiles provide the in-depth perspective, the chart shown below provides the
global, comparative perspective. The trajectories of the death counts make clear just how very
differently different countries were impacted.Among the countries with the highest death toll are
some of the most populous countries in the world such as the US, Brazil, and Mexico. If you
prefer to adjust for the differences in population size you can switch to per capita statistics by
clicking the ‘per million people’ tickbox.We can see three different ways in which the pandemic
has affected countries:

In-depth: The Data on confirmed deaths

Detailed information about the data sources for these death statistics, the definition of what is
counted as a death from COVID-19, limitations of cross-country comparisons, and many
additional detailed charts can be found in our page dedicated to deaths from the coronavirus.

In-depth: The mortality risk from COVID-19

If someone is infected with COVID-19, how likely is that person to die? In our page dedicated to
the mortality risk we explain why it is difficult to answer this question and what we do know –
we explain the difference between the infection and the case fatality rate, explain common
mistakes in interpreting mortality statistics, and we report the case fatality rate for countries
around the world – as always we update it daily.

In-depth: Excess mortality

Excess mortality refers to the number of deaths above and beyond what we would have expected
to see under ‘normal’ conditions. To monitor the impact of the pandemic this is helpful for two
reasons. First, not everyone who died of COVID-19 is known to have died of that disease, for
example when no test for the virus was conducted. And second, it captures the indirect mortality
impact of the pandemic. The impact of the pandemic can overwhelm the healthcare system so
that people die of other causes of death. Excess mortality is then a more comprehensive measure
of the death count during the pandemic.

Which countries are making progress against the pandemic?

To end the Coronavirus pandemic, we have a clear and simple goal: cases need to go to zero
everywhere.

Viruses don’t respect borders – even the 1918 influenza pandemic reached remote islands within
months, and that was long before the days of global air travel.Only if we end the pandemic
everywhere can the pandemic end anywhere.
The chart to monitor the fight against the global pandemic

If the total number of cases was known it would be straightforward to build a good visualization
to monitor the pandemic. We would simply report new cases over time – a chart that the
literature refers to as the epidemic curve, often shortened to epi curve.

However, with the COVID-19 pandemic we are in the unfortunate situation that the number of
total cases is not known. Only a fraction of total cases – those confirmed by a test – is known.

This means that we need to be able to monitor the number of confirmed cases and the testing that
a country does. Because no academically sound organization built a database on testing we here
at Our World in Data spend much of our work on building the required international testing
database that allows us to make sense of the available counts of confirmed cases.

Below we will explain in more detail what we can learn from this chart, but the quick summary
of this chart is that each line in this chart shows you the new confirmed cases over time – that
part of the chart is simply the classic epi curve – while the line color shows you the quality of the
data at each point in time: the rate of tests that are positive. Darker shades of blue indicate a low
positive rate, which means that a country is testing very widely so that the confirmed case count
is likely closer to the true total number of cases.

The chart allows everyone to monitor whether the world is successful in the fight against the
pandemic: what the world needs to achieve is that all lines turn into dark blue and hit zero.

Case counts are only meaningful if we also know how much testing a country does

As the chart title says, the epi curve for each country shows the number of confirmed cases only:
those cases that were confirmed by a laboratory test.

Confirmed cases are only a fraction of the number of total cases. The question is: how big of a
fraction of the total number of cases are confirmed? This is not known, but we can get an
indication by looking at the extent of testing.

When we decided to build the testing database we did so because we wanted to build this chart:
one that brings together the epi curve with the relevant information about how much a country
actually tests to allow everyone to monitor the quality of the reported data. We can only include
countries in this chart for which we have data on testing. You can find the complete overview –
including a detailed description of each source – in our testing database here. Our data covers
currently 66% of the world population.

The rate of positive tests: the line color indicates the reliability of the case count

Just as it is not informative to look at case counts in isolation it is also not informative to look at
the number of tests in isolation. We need to see the number of tests in relation to the size of the
outbreak: countries with large outbreaks need to do much more testing to monitor the spread of
the pandemic than countries where the disease is under control
 The world map shows enormous differences across countries:

 Some countries, like Australia, South Korea and Slovenia do hundreds, or even thousands of tests
for each case they find – the positive rate of these countries is therefore below 1% or even 0.1%.
 Others, such as Mexico, Nigeria, and Bangladesh do very few tests – five or fewer – for every confirmed
case. Their positive rate is very high

What we learn from this chart: Some countries bent the curve early and monitor the outbreak
well, others not

What stands out from this chart is that the differences between countries are indeed very large. In
the charts below we highlight countries that make these differences especially clear.

 The data for Slovakia, Thailand, New Zealand, South Korea, and Germany shows that these countries
monitored the outbreak well from the start or caught up rapidly after an initial outbreak. Eventually
they were able to bend the curve and bring down the number of confirmed cases, while increasing
the ratio of tests to confirmed cases. These are not the only countries that achieved this; you can add
for example Austria, Iceland, Slovenia, Tunisia, or Latvia to the chart and you will find similar
trajectories.
 The data for Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Panama, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and Nigeria
shows that these countries test little relative to the size of the outbreak. Additionally these countries
report unfortunately still very high daily case counts – their lines are red and far from zero.

In the early phase of the outbreak there was not always a big difference between these two
groups, but while the first group of countries managed to catch up with the outbreak, the second
one did not achieve this yet.

Fighting the pandemic: What can everyone of us do to flatten

the curve?
Some measures against the pandemic are beyond what any individual can do. The development
of a vaccine, R&D in pharmaceutical research, building the infrastructure to allow large-scale
testing, and coordinated policy responses require large-scale collaboration and are society-wide
efforts. We will explore these later.

In the fight against the pandemic we are in the fortunate situation that what is good for ourselves
is also good for everyone else. By protecting yourself you are slowing the spread of the
pandemic.To not get infected you have to do what you can to prevent the virus from entering
your body through your mouth, nose, or eyes. To not infect others your goal is to prevent the
virus from traveling from your body to the mouth, nose or eyes of somebody else.

1] Wash your hands

Washing your hands is your superpower in the fight against the pandemic.
Since soap is so very common and cheap it is easy to fail to appreciate how powerful it is. But
the virus most likely enters your body via your hands and the research is clear that washing your
hands with simple soap and water is the best thing you can do to protect yourself from infection.
In addition to serious hand-washing you can also take care to not get the virus on your hands in
the first place – no handshakes – and ensure that you don’t get it from your hand into your
body, which means do not touch your face.

Not touching your face is harder than it might first appear. We touch our face much more often
than we realize.9 When soap and water are not available it is recommended that you use hand
sanitizer – to be effective the sanitizer needs to be more than 60% ethanol (or >70% of isopropyl
alcohol)10. But soap and water are the better protection – medical microbiologist Manal
Mohammed wrote an excellent summary of how to keep your hands clean.

2] Wear a mask

The coronavirus is transmitted from one person to the next via small droplets produced by
coughing, sneezing, and talking. Facemasks aim to prevent the spread of the virus from one
person to the next.You don’t only wear the mask for your own protection. Mask wearing is
altruistic too. The research clearly suggests that masks help to reach both of the main goals: They
reduce the risk for the wearer to get infected – and they also reduce the risk of the wearer
infecting others.

3] Watch your distance

Some viruses can travel extremely far through the air. The measles virus, for example, can
remain in the air for up to two hours and travel many dozen meters. This is sometimes called
‘social distancing’, but since in these days of modern communication we can be social even if we
are not physically close, physical distancing is more accurate. It means no hugging, no
handshakes, and staying at least 2 meters (6 feet) from others.

4] Risk communication and public awareness

A fourth way in which everyone can contribute to the fight against the pandemic is in explaining
what you know and making it understandable for everyone to follow the three Ws.

Fighting the pandemic: What can we do as a society to make

progress against the pandemic?
Slowing down the pandemic is the goal of all of us right now. And as explained above the best
way to contribute to this goal is to not get infected yourself – by washing your hands, wearing a
mask, and watching your distance.
 1] Science and medical innovation

Humanity made a lot of progress against big problems before – if you have doubts, read
our Short History of Global Living Conditions.

Big innovations now could make all the difference between a pandemic that spreads around the
globe and requires us to live a life in constant worry of new outbreaks or the possibility that we
find the technological innovation to protect ourselves from the virus.

Vaccines, antivirals and treatments

The biggest game changer would be an effective and safe vaccine against COVID19.

Why is a vaccine so important?

The pandemic will come to an end when the world population has immunity against the disease.
Not the entire world population needs to be immune, but a sufficiently large fraction, this is the
‘herd immunity threshold’.17

The question is how this immunity threshold will be reached. There are two ways:

 One possible future is that more and more people get infected with the virus and thereby acquire
immunity against future infections. This will likely take a long time and it obviously involves many
people getting sick and dying from the disease.
 The alternative is to acquire this immunity of large share of the population through a vaccine instead
of people getting sick with the disease.
 We are on the way to a vaccine against COVID-19 – several Vaccine Trackers monitor the progress:

The problem is that it is hard to develop vaccines; it’s costly and it takes a lot of time. We have
previously looked into the history of vaccine development. The measles vaccine was found
relatively rapidly: it took only 10 years from the discovery of the pathogen to the development of
the first vaccine. But for typhoid it took more than a century, and for some diseases for which we
know the pathogens for more than a century (like malaria) we still haven’t found an effective
vaccine.

2] Data and research

Without data we would have no chance to respond appropriately to the pandemic. Providing
reliable, global and open data and research on the COVID-19 pandemic is our goal at Our World
in Data.

In the following four pages we provide information and tools for how to use our data and charts.
 3] Widespread testing

As explained above: without testing there is no data on the number of cases, and without data no
country can respond appropriately to the pandemic.

This is why we made the global data on testing our focus here at Our World in Data. We built the
most reliable database on testing and on our dedicated page you can find the data, the country-
by-country documentation and a clear explanation of why testing matters.

4] Policy responses to limit the spread of the disease

Only if people are close to each other can the virus travel from one person to the next; that’s why
‘Watch your distance’ is one of the three Ws – keeping distance means breaking the chain of
infections.

These measures restrict the freedom of individuals and are socially very costly – kids learn less
and adults earn less. It is therefore important to study and learn which policy measures are
most successful and least costly and adopt these.

Stay-at-home requirements or household lockdowns

The map here shows which measures different countries have currently in place. But it is also
possible to study the past months: by moving the time slider below the map you can see how
these policies have changed in each country over the course of the pandemic. Countries are
grouped into four categories:

 Countries that currently have no measures in place

 Recommended not to leave the house
 Required to not leave the house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and ‘essential’
trips
 Required to not leave the house with minimal exceptions (e.g. allowed to leave only once every
few days, or only one person can leave at a time, etc.)

That COVID-19 Is Affecting Students All Over

The World
Ways That COVID-19 Is Affecting Students All Over The World

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Students

Since mid-March, authorities in different countries began to impose severe
restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. China was the first country to prove
that restrictions help fight the coronavirus. In China, the healthcare system was able
to cope with the sick in a few weeks. Due to the restrictions on freedom and full
control of the citizens, the virus stopped multiplying.

Italy became the second country in which the number of cases increased several
times during the week. Italy is currently the leader in the number of deaths from
COVID-19. Out of about 100,000 cases, more than 12,000 people have died. Some
suggest that such a result is because Italy has a lot of pensioners. Others are
convinced that the coronavirus is dangerous for all age categories, and tourists have
brought it to Italy.

Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, Italian authorities have imposed several
stringent restrictions. Now all residents of the country are required to comply with
home quarantine.

How Has COVID-19 Changed Students’ Lives?

Quarantine has changed the lives of almost every person. A lot of families lost their jobs
and, therefore, stable income. Some people were left alone in a foreign city or country,
unable to return home. People whose lives are connected with movement, sports, and
communication have practically lost the meaning of life.

Another problem is that the coronavirus is directly affecting the education system. As we
know, in schools and universities, all deadlines are set a year in advance. Because of the
 coronavirus pandemic, students cannot sort out their subjects. Universities have changed the
dates of tests and exams, and all studies have been transferred online.

The uncertainty is what scares students. In an epidemic mode, they cannot pull themselves
together and just keep studying. However, students' lives have changed not only because of
quarantine; there are several other reasons:

 Loss of earnings or loss of income from parents

 Deterioration of psychological state due to negative news and events
 Fear of getting sick or passing on the disease to one's relatives
 Fear of losing a scholarship or funding
 Burnout due to an overabundance of information
 Loss of a loved one (many people stayed abroad due to the closure of borders)
 The difficulty of studying at home in the current situation

What Do Students’ Lives During Quarantine Look Like?

Students are a social category that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Now they are in limbo because they can neither study nor work. Although the
coronavirus is affecting all students, it has impacted more those who are getting a
bachelor’s degree. However, both authorities and university leadership facilitate
student learning. This includes the ability to study online, change exam dates, and
provide student counseling. We decided to interview a few students and ask them
how the coronavirus is affecting their lives. In this article, we have posted real stories
and notes from the life of people under quarantine.

How Has The Coronavirus Affected Your Student Life?

To date, most countries have introduced a national quarantine regime. Neither
students nor adults have the right to leave their homes. The exceptions are doctors,
government employees, and some people who have supporting documents.

In quarantine, people face a huge number of problems: lack of stable income,

conflicts in the family, and lack of activity. However, it is much harder for people who
have fallen ill with coronavirus or are stuck abroad. Therefore, each of us should be
responsible and hope that the situation will change for the better.

If your education is at risk, contact your university or your supervisor. All

training will be transferred online, and you will be able to complete all
tasks. Universities are doing everything possible to prevent failure in the
educational process and continue their studies.
Impact of Coronavirus on Education
It’s that time of year again, graduation season! Right now, our social media
feeds should be flooded with photos and posts congratulating this year’s high
school seniors and university graduates.
The near-total closures of schools, universities, and colleges worldwide has
reshaped nearly every aspect of normal life. Based on UNESCO data, more
than a billion (yes, billion with a B!) students were thrown into very uncertain
waters as the pandemic put a halt to in-person classes and courses.
From primary schools to PhD programs, students across the globe are
experiencing the altering effects of coronavirus as classrooms move online and
course curriculums stretch into the summer. Both students and teachers have
been burdened with the task of adapting to an online learning environment
seemingly overnight. As well, many parents have been forced to take on the
role of IT technician, teacher, and babysitter as kids remain struck at home.

Although the stark consequences of COVID-19 have thrown both families and
the education industry for a loop, the sudden switch to digital learning has
brought with it a few valuable lessons. In fact, the future of education has been
transformed to not only accommodate online classrooms, but embrace a digital
education.

The Major Challenges of Online Learning

While the transition to online learning gave many schools a chance to salvage
the spring semester, it didn’t come without its challenges. Students and
educators were met with a number of unprecedented obstacles that made shift
more complex than originally thought.

Technical Difficulties
Technology, am I right? When there’s a chance something can go wrong, it
usually will.
Whether it’s unstable wifi or a confusing interface, technology plays a huge
role in online learning. Subsequently, many teachers and students find it quite
difficult to adjust to learning and teaching from the confines of a computer
screen. While this problem is likely to get better as users become more
familiar and comfortable with the new online classroom platform, it’s
nonetheless an annoyance to undergo.

Disrupted Schedules
For younger students especially, keeping a consistent schedule is extremely
important for maintaining discipline and motivation. The sudden termination of
in-person classes has made it much more challenging for students to properly
manage their time and remain productive throughout the day.

Substantial Delays
Due to the closure of schools and business, many students suddenly had no
idea when or how classes would resume. During this time, teachers and
administrators were understandably ill prepared as many scrambled to
establish an online platform that could deliver the same quality of education as
before.

Struggling Parents

It’s no secret that most parents aren’t exactly delighted to fill the role of teacher
this semester – especially those who are trying to work from home. Moving to
online learning has put parents in a precarious situation as many have
struggled to manage their professional and domestic
responsibilities.Furthermore, parents who are employed as health care
professionals or front line workers are forced to either find childcare or take off
work. This has placed extra stress on families and may even become a
financial burden to some.
Emerging Opportunities for the Education
Industry
While the abrupt overhaul in learning styles has come with its fair share of
obstacles, it’s also managed to open the door to new opportunities. In fact, the
urgent demand for digital learning has been a driving factor for providing more
educational resources to students as coronavirus sets new waves of digital
transformation.

Remote Teaching/Learning
Thanks to communication and collaboration platforms, such as Zoom and
Microsoft Teams, remote teaching has been made available to students all
over the world. Remote teaching has allowed online learning to commence
and provide students with the opportunity to ask questions and interact with
one another as they would in the classroom.

Even though distant learning during a pandemic can be a challenge for many
students, it makes the continuation of education possible from the safety of
home. Learn more about how to make the most out of video conferencing
with 5 tips on how to improve your video call quality.

Reaching Students via Social Media

Before social distancing, many students would receive assignments and
updates directly from their teacher. However, given the recent changes,
communication has been a point of contingency as both students’ and
teachers’ emails are overflowing.

Rather than sending out emails that are either going to be ignored or
overlooked, schools are turning to social media in an effort to inform students
of important dates and resources available to them. Social media platforms,
including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, are all hotspots for students to get
academic information willingly.
Social media platforms have played a crucial role in disseminating news about
the spread of COVID-19. Learn more about what social media platforms have
been doing to help during the coronavirus.

Unique Learning Experience

Online learning is an excellent opportunity to introduce students to technology
that they wouldn’t have otherwise experienced. Children of all ages are
getting a chance to become familiarized with video chat and its many
features.

Students are also learning valuable lessons of internet safety, digital literacy
and time management. The many new responsibilities will likely be a formative
experience for younger generations and their relationship with technology.
Learn more about the many surprising benefits of social media for teenagers.

How Higher Education Is Digitally

Transforming
While it may be graduation season, it’s also deep into the recruitment process
for colleges and universities around the world. Whether it’s scouting potential
students, sifting through thousands of applications, or hosting a welcome
weekend for incoming freshmen, social distancing has really thrown a wrench
into those plans.

Here is how higher education is dealing with it:

Virtual Campus Tours

Despite social distancing, which removed any chance of campus tours this
spring, many schools have been proactive in giving prospective students an up
close look at their campus. Websites such as CampusTours are offering virtual
tours of more than 1,800 schools in the United States, as well as tours of
schools in the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and France.
Other resourceful platforms include StriveScan, which is offering students a
chance to ask questions to officials from more than 450 colleges from 45
states and 13 countries on everything from college essay advice to applying for
financial aid.

More Online Classes

Before the spread of COVID-19, many colleges and universities had limited
online course options, especially over the summer. However, given the
situation and lack of alternative options, schools around the world have begun
offering more online courses than ever before.

In fact, there’s not only more online college courses available but some
schools are providing discounts as well.

Hosting Live Events

Spring and summer time are usually when universities host a number of
activities on their campuses such as camps, meetings, and other ancillary
activities. However, given the restrictions of social distancing, many
universities are moving their activities onto social media rather than cancelling
them.

A prime example of universities going digital are the countless schools opting
to live stream graduation ceremonies. Instead of the normally jam-packed
auditorium, students and families will be able to watch their names appear on
the stage from the comfort and safety of home.
Learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on social media marketing .

The Takeaway
This year’s educational experience has been quite out of the ordinary. The
sudden global pandemic has pushed nearly every industry to adjust, with the
education industry being no exception.

We’ve seen a move towards technology that will likely reshape our relationship
and reliance on communication platforms, especially if some schools remain
closed in the fall. Students around the world have been thrown for a loop,
 trying to not only adapt to the digital classroom but excel in an online
environment.Although the switch to online courses was a bumpy one, both
students and teachers have shown a great magnitude of resilience and
perseverance as the education system navigates the new normal together.

CONCLUSION
It is safe to say that the present pandemic will not only affect the economy
adversely, but it will also affect the education sector adversely in India.
Already, one and a half months is lost. No one is sure how long it will take for
the education sector to come out of the abnormal situation prevailing in the
country at present. Moreover, education system is especially vulnerable since
mass gathering cannot be avoided in our classrooms. Online classes are no
substitutes for classroom lectures for a variety of reasons. The digital divide
will only leads to discrimination and practical classes based on laboratories
cannot be held online. Giving instructions for mathematical courses is also
difficult online. The interaction between the teachers and the students is a
crucial component of teaching and cannot be replicated in online classes.
Research has been severely hampered due to the lockdown, and hence the
sooner normalcy returns, the better.

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