TY - JOUR AU - Usman, Javaid PY - 2020/07/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - COVID-19 – HOW WILL IT END JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 70 IS - 1 SE - Editorial DO - UR - https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/4874 SP - S196-97 AB - <p>By late 2019 no one on the planet earth could have imagined what the next year would be like. That a small piece of RNA wrapped in protein projected as spikes, hence the name Corona, would bring the whole world to a standstill, humble the best of physicians and expose the vulnerabilities of the health care even in the most developed countries, was never comprehensible.<br>The United States has 4% of the world’s population but, as of July 16, had approximately 26% of its COVID-19 cases and 24% of its COVID-19 deaths, reflecting a deep crisis in their public health system.</p><p>About 22 candidates worldwide are busy in developing a vaccine. The question is, when will one be available, which is not only effective but also available to people all over the world. Luckily, due to its large size SARS-CoV-2 is not expected to mutate as fast as the influenza virus, for which a vaccine is prepared every year.<br>Till this happen we have to kill this virus by depriving it of a living cell. Frequenting hand hy-giene, nor shaking hands, physical distancing and wearing a surgical mask when around people, have proved to be very effective. This is what we have adopted as the new normal and must continue to do.</p> ER -