Stay home, stay safe and save the UAE. And the world too. Given the stunning speed of infections caused by the new coronavirus, it won’t be a surprise if much of the world goes into lockdown.

Many countries are on lockdown and some others have declared national emergencies. That gives us an idea of the danger facing the world.

The fatalities resulting from the COVID-19 is minuscule (3.4 per cent) considering the massive number of infections. Yet the stats are scary: more than 16,000 deaths and over 375,000 cases in 195 countries and areas. These numbers are rising every day.

The COVID-19 is a contagion. It may not be in the league of the Spanish flu. But it’s a pandemic nevertheless. We have to be worried.

There’s even talk of a looming global recession. That’s not at all comforting.

SOURCE : GULFNEWS