Unanswered issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Résumé
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has urged world nations to enforce rapid and sometimes very contradictory policies to limit the virus spread, with results ranging widely from total failure to moderate success. Besides the ironical defeat by such a small enemy, this clearly highlights the global disorganization of the society, which is mainly attempting to solve issues by treating the symptoms rather than the causesBecause of the current pandemic, we tend to focus on short term methods supposed to prevent disease transmission. This gradually leads to catastrophic, unintended effects on the economy and on both our mental and physical health. Since, unfortunately, novel pandemics and climate crises are very likely to come, we urgently need to develop a long-term vision for more effective solutions such as the ’three Cs’ strategy, which suggests avoiding crowded places, close-contact settings, and confined spaces. Solutions include keeping away from indoor air pollution, promoting of a healthy lifestyle, fighting with addictions, fever phobia and bureaucracy, and other smarter cures. In this context, we highlight below eleven vital challenges concerning environmental pollution, COVID-19-related health issues and our well-being.
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