H.C.A.S conducted the fifth day of its Knowledge Hunt
INN/Chennai, @infodeaofficial
HCAS Knowledge Hunt day 5 went off smoothly, as R. Sakthi Prabha, Dean, School of Humanities, HCAS, and HOD, Department of Social work, spoke on “Social awareness in the age of Pandemic”.
Dr. S Azhagu, the HOD, Department of Computer Applications was the moderator, with 130 students and 75 students present in the webinar, through Facebook.
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January, and a pandemic on 11 March. As of 12 June 2020, more than 7.5 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in more than 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 421,000 deaths; more than 3.53 million people have recovered.
The virus is primarily spread between people during close contact most often via small droplets produced by coughing, sneezing, and talking. The droplets usually fall to the ground or onto surfaces rather than traveling through air over long distances.
Less commonly, people may become infected by touching a contaminated surface and then touching their face. It is most contagious during the first three days after the onset of symptoms, although the spread is possible before symptoms appear, and from people who do not show symptoms.
Common symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, and loss of sense of smell. Complications may include pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The time from exposure to onset of symptoms is typically around five days but may range from two to fourteen days. There is no known vaccine or specific antiviral treatment. Primary treatment is symptomatic and supportive therapy.
Dr. Sakthi Prabha said how to be creative at this time and how to do activities in a creative and have good co-operation with family members and friends to combat the syndrome. She also talked about the mechanisms to be proactive and positive in this lockdown period. She advised everyone, to play a constructive role in society by being active and participatory in social activities.
She added, to maintain good mental health, one should not have bad thoughts and negative feelings in there mind. One should read magazines and newspapers, listen to the radio, watch TV whenever possible.
This lecture cum discussion evoked active participation from students as seen in the number of questions posed at the end.
