PANDEMIC DEBATE

Can a
pandemic bring
benefits or not?
Lucy Jose Juarez
In favor that the
pandemic can bring
benefits
The relief will most likely be momentary. And its cause is

fundamentally bad news. But one of the unexpected

consequences of the coronavirus outbreak has been

cleaner air and the reduction in emissions of gases that

contribute to climate change.

 The changes govern our planet and humanity, be

these epidemics or natural, political, economic

or social disasters. Changes can generate many

tragedies, but they can also create benefits for

living beings on the planet and humanity.

https://prodavinci.com/los-beneficios-inesperados-de-las-pandemias/
Benefits for the
According to calculations by the Center for

Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) in the

environment
United States, the closure of factories and shops

in China, as well as the restrictions on air travel

imposed (it is estimated that around 5% of the

world's pollution belongs to aircraft) has

"Although the relief is momentary and produced a reduction in CO2 emissions of at

does not solve, in the background, the least 25%, due to a reduction in the consumption

current climate crisis, the truth is that of fossil fuels such as oil, gas or coal, among

the coronavirus is bringing good news others, a figure that represents, at a global level

to the environment." a reduction of approximately 6%.

SAID THE SECRETARY GENERAL

https://www.compromisoempresarial.com/coronav
OF THE UNITED NATIONS,

ANTONIO GUTERRES IN A irus/2020/04/inesperados-beneficios-coronavirus-

RECENT APPEARANCE. medio-ambiente/

The need to
improve public
health systems
Public health systems and

personal hygiene can improve

since it is an obligation to comply

with certain hygiene

requirements to avoid

contracting COVID-19.
 Invest in science TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
BENEFITS OF OPEN SCIENCE

Undoubtedly, in the scientific fields there

has been a great advance, they have been

able to find a vaccine and in the process

different treatments were discovered for

certain diseases. They have been able to

find different ways to diagnose people with

covid-19. As the coronavirus is in constant

genetic changes, they discover certain

things that can benefit health and their

calculation capacity increases to be able

to carefully analyze the virus.

https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-54190048
IN SUMMARY

We could say that post-pandemic

changes should focus on: 1) The need to

improve public health systems; 2) Invest in

science, taking advantage of the benefits

of open science ; 3) Solidarity and joint

work, to face the global crisis more

efficiently; 4) Promote environmental

improvements; 5) Promote local industry

and commerce; 6) Promote reconstruction

plans and global aid with an ecological

focus.