COVID-19, or Coronavirus 2019, is a contagious disease currently leaving the world in a pandemic. People who contract the virus often experience only mild, flu -like symptoms. Currently around the world many are affected by COVID-19, the number of cases recorded is more than 8000,000 and is the number of deaths globally.
Safety measures are taken seriously all around the world to overcome the novel virus. Let's look at Canada,15 on the list of the countries with the highest number of cases 7,448 and 90 deaths.
This time In Canada, the country is prepared for this situation. All the leaves of government across the country have been working together with the public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the public health authorities, where they can ensure the responses that accurate steps are put at use to keep all Canadians safe and to help cope with the health, social, and economic impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic.”
During the global COVID-19 outbreak, Canadian officials and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are working on new government support for Canadian families, workers, businesses, youth and seniors.
The Canadian government has funded various programs to support Canadians. More than one billion dollars is committed towards public health, where the right approaches to help are put in place to ensure the health and safety of Canadians.
Though people are facing a tough situation. And, for people who were already struggling, it’s even harder now the government is working harder towards better solutions for the needy Canadians.
The chart below by The Government of Canada indicates support for COVID-19 in Canada
Resources Millions of dollars spent Immediate public health response $50 Repatriation of Canadians $7 Initial support to the World Health Organization$2 Sustained communications and public education$50 Investing in research$275 Support for provinces and territories$500 Personal protective equipment $50 International assistance$50 Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits$5 work Sharing Program $12 additional public health response, including funding for Indigenous Services Canada$100 total money pledged by the Canadian Government$1,101
If developed countries are facing economic hardship during this pandemic, the way it will destroy the economy of underdeveloped countries is unimaginable. For instance a country like Afghanistan, which is struggling financially and politically.
Do you think similar procedures and governmental support approaches are taking place?
Afghanistan has 170 cases of COVID-19 and four deaths. On March 27th the country announced plans to quarantine major cities like Kabul and Herat. Herat has the highest number of cases. Afghanistan is bordered by Iran and many Afghans cross the border to Afghanistan to keep themselves safe from the novel COVID-19 outbreak in Iran. The country of Iran is alongside other countries with the highest number of cases and deaths. Iran has reported as a result of the virus, cases 44,605 and 2,898 deaths.
Afghanistan is a country with a combination of political cracks and flaws. They also have extremely social lifestyles, a war-torn health care system, and now the Coronavirus pandemic has lifted Afghanistan on the edge of disaster.
Many Afghans disobey the government's orders as they are obligated to feed their families. Reports by Tolo News shows that the needy Afghans citizens have no choice but to work and provide for their loved ones. “My father is old, I am a vendor here. If I don’t work, I don’t have bread at night,” said Amrullah, a resident in Kabul. Like him, there are dozens of others who only survive by being labor- workers and breadwinners of their families.
But the government has no support for its citizens, and police are forced to implement the law. One resident said police used force to stop vendors. “Police are throwing our goods and carts.”
Afghanistan’s national revenues have dropped over $26 million according to the country’s finance ministry. The country lives off of international support. More than 50 percent of the national budget is being paid by the foreign donors, and of that 37 percent is paid by the US.
Afghanistan’s neighbors have closed their borders to trade over the coronavirus outbreak. This has also increased grocery prices in local markets, which has served to further break the economy in the country.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Economy, Mohammad Younus Salek, said “The Afghan economy at this juncture is more vulnerable compared to the region and world economies,”
Do you think a country that is variable can have any support for its Nation?.
There are many countries, such as Pakistan, Yemen, Kenya, and many other war-torn countries or third world countries… identically facing the same situations in Afghanistan.
By Khujetsa Zabardast
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