Stay Home, Stay Safe

Stay Home, Stay Safe

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared among the deadliest pandemics ever experienced in human history. Consequently, the outbreak brought the world a health, education, social lifestyle, and economic crisis. The first case of the disease was reported in Wuhan, China, in 2019. A few months later, the formidable outbreak expanded globally due to globalization and tourism exploration. As a result of its faster spread, governments and world organizations implemented confinement measures to prevent the spread of infections. Stay Home, Stay Safe, regular hand washing, and isolation of infected victims were some unique methods implemented to control the virus. Generally, government lockdowns were most effective in decreasing the spread of COVID-19.

To begin with, the government’s lockdowns were effective in controlling the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Essentially, this travel policy restricted the movement of people domestically and internationally. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) report, confinement interventions and physical distancing methods they lowered the rate of human-body contact transmissions (Dzator et al., 2022). For instance, during the first wave of COVID-19, when many governments resisted the enactment of lockdown policies, the number of people infected by the contagious virus kept rising compared to the second wave, where nations had executed movement restrictions.

Additionally, COVID-19 restrictions showed a progressive reduction in hospitalizations and mortality rates. Before the implementation of lockdowns, many states experienced healthcare burdens and strain on amenities due to an increase in the number of patients. Gatto et al. (2020) reported that states faced challenges such as insufficient funding, treatment equipment, and healthcare professionals to provide quality care to the increased number of hospital patients. Overall, due to lockdowns and social distancing, the number of new registered cases dropped drastically in many nations, such as the United States and Europe, preventing deaths. According to research conducted in Lebanon on COVID-19 containment measures, which involved the strictest movement prohibitions, there was a decrease in the number of newly diagnosed cases (Dzator et al., 2022). State restrictions promoted easy management of COVID-19, thereby ensuring a safer planet.