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COVID-19 pandemic and environmental pollution: A blessing in disguise?

In late 2019, a novel infectious disease with human to human transmission (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan China, which now has turned into a global pandemic. Countries all over the world have implemented some sort of lockdown to slow down its infection and mitigate it. Lockdown due to COVID-19 has drastic effects on social and economic fronts. However, this lockdown also has some positive effect on natural environment. Recent data released by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ESA (European Space Agency) indicates that pollution in some of the epicenters of COVID-19 such as Wuhan, Italy, Spain and USA etc. has reduced up to 30%. This study compiled the environmental data released by NASA and ESA before and after the coronavirus pandemic and discusses its impact on environmental quality.

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1. Introduction

A novel infectious disease of coronavirus family was identified in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, which was later named as COVID-19 ( Chen et al., 2020 ). In January 2020, WHO (World Health Organization) confirmed human to human transmission of COVID-19 through respiratory droplets ( WHO, 2020 ). Later on the same month, authorities confirmed a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, which increased rapidly not only in surrounding areas but also spread in the whole country and the outbreak turned into epidemic ( Dutheil et al., 2020 ). On January 23rd, Wuhan was placed under quarantine, while Hubei province follows within few days. Subsequently, Chinese government placed the whole country on lockdown to slow down the spread of infection and ease burden on health facilities ( Wilder-Smith and Freedman, 2020 ). Chinese authorities shut down public transport, educational institutes, businesses centers, parks and other social interaction points to curtail the transmission of COVID-19. On January 30th, WHO declared worldwide public health emergency. In February, outbreaks begin in Iran, Italy and other countries around the globe. Subsequently, the epidemic turns into pandemic and by end of March half of the world population was under some form of lockdown ( Tosepu et al., 2020 ). As of April 16, 2020, the total no of COVID-19 cases surpassed 2.1 million worldwide, with no of total deaths more than 135,000 ( WHO, 2020 ).

As countries went into lockdown the industrial activities shut down globally. Among many other sectors, transport is the most hard hit sector due to lockdown. Road and air transport came to halt as people are not allowed or hesitate to travel. According to report, air travel dropped by 96% due to COVID-19, lowest in 75 years ( CNN, 2020 ). Furthermore, not only transport sector but also industrial and manufacturing sector is heavily affected by pandemic. Global oil demand declined drastically and prices cut down sharply, as industrial and transport sectors came to halt worldwide. COVID-19 has severe negative impact on human health and world economy, however it also results in pollution reduction due to limited social and economic activities ( Dutheil et al., 2020 ).

NO 2 (nitrogen dioxide) is a highly reactive pollutant and emitted especially from the combustion of fossil fuels. Traffic pollution is considered as the major source of NO 2 emissions ( He et al., 2020a , He et al., 2020b ). NO 2 is considered highly lethal to human health as studies shows that both short term and long term exposure to NO 2 can increase mortality rate ( Faustini et al., 2014 ). NO 2 may cause bronchial hyper responsiveness, cellular inflammation and respiratory problems ( He et al., 2020a , He et al., 2020b ). Annually 4.6 million people die worldwide due to poor air quality. Air pollution is a global problem and its effects can be seen even across developed nations such as Europe where 193,000 people died due to air pollution in 2012 ( Cohen et al., 2017 ).

2. Pollution assessment during COVID-19

Lockdown due to COVID-19 reduced transport activities which results in less energy consumption and lower oil demand. These changes in transport activities and oil demand exert a significant impact on the environmental quality. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ESA (European Space Agency) released fresh evidence which suggests that environmental quality improved and the emission of NO 2 reduced up to 30%. NASA collect the data using OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instruments) on its AURA satellite. While, ESA collect the data through Sentinel-5P satellite using TROPOMI (TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument). NASA and ESA release satellite images of various countries before and after lockdown ( Table 1 ).

NO 2 emissions data acquisition across different regions.

In addition, Google release data of mobility index report from February 23 to April 05 (see Table 2 ). The data shows that mobility has reduced up to 90%. Particularly across Spain, Italy and France, while, mobility has reduced the least across USA.

Mobility index report based on google tracking.

Fig. 1 shows the NO 2 concentration in Wuhan during 2019 and 2020. Where NO 2 emissions is reduced up to 30% ( NASA, 2020 ). NO 2 emissions is measured using TROPOMI instruments through Sentinel-5P satellite. The image provide comparison between Wuhan 2019 (Jan and Feb) and 2020 (Jan and Feb), NO 2 emissions. Where it clearly indicates that NO 2 emissions reduced significantly due to COVID-19.

NO 2 emissions in Wuhan during 2019 and 2020. ( NASA, 2020 )

Fig. 2 represents NO 2 emissions sequence of China before and after lockdown. Where NO 2 emissions is reduced up to 20–30% from February 10 to 25 after lockdown was implemented ( ESA, 2020 ). The satellite image was captured by ESA satellite Sentinel-5P using TROPOMI Instrument.

NO 2 emissions in China before and after lockdown. ( ESA, 2020 )

Fig. 3 represents NO 2 emissions concentration in Spain during March 2019 and March 2020. According to ( ESA, 2020 ), the NO 2 emissions reduced up to 20 to 30% in Spain due to lockdown, especially across the major cities such as Madrid, Barcelona and Seville. The satellite image was captured by ESA satellite Sentinel-5P using TROPOMI Instrument.

NO 2 emissions in Spain before and after lockdown. ( ESA, 2020 )

2.4. France

Fig. 4 represents NO 2 emissions concentration in France during March 2019 and March 2020. NO 2 emissions is reduced up to 20 to 30% in France ( ESA, 2020 ). The satellite image was captured by ESA satellite Sentinel-5P using TROPOMI Instrument. NO 2 emissions reduced significantly during lockdown across Paris and other major cities due to transportation shutdown.

NO 2 emissions in France before and after lockdown. ( ESA, 2020 ).

Fig. 5 represents NO 2 emissions concentration in France during March 2019 and March 2020. The image indicate that NO 2 concentration reduced significantly during lockdown due to transport shutdown and low mobility. The satellite image was captured by ESA satellite Sentinel-5P using TROPOMI Instrument. NO 2 emissions across Italy is reduced up to 20 to 30% ( ESA, 2020 ).

NO 2 emissions in Italy before and after lockdown. ( ESA, 2020 )

Fig. 6 represents NO 2 emissions concentration in northeastern part of United States during March 2015 to 2019 and March 2020. Satellite image was captured by NASA through AURA satellite using OMI instrument. Where NO 2 emissions is reduced up to 30% due to lockdown in northeastern part of USA ( NASA, 2020 ).

NO 2 emissions in northeastern USA before and after lockdown. ( NASA, 2020 ).

3. Conclusion

COVID-19 is a global pandemic and serious threat to human health which halt the economic activities, however it is also considered as a “Blessing in Disguise”, where pollution is reducing and nature is reclaiming itself. This positive impact on environment maybe temporary but governments and individuals should learn from this lockdown on how to reduce pollution on long term basis.

CRediT authorship contribution statement

Sulaman Muhammad: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - review & editing. Xingle Long: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - review & editing. Muhammad Salman: Conceptualization, Investigation.

Declaration of competing interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Acknowledgement

This study is funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 71911540483-71603105). Ministry of Educations and the National Research Foundation of Korea (No. NRF - 2018S1A5A2A03036952).

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A blessing in disguise-The effect of China's Covid-19 health code system on older people's mobile payment usage

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• 2 School of Finance, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, China.
• 3 School of Economics, Xiamen University, China.
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In early 2020, China launched a health code system to combat the spread of Covid-19. The required health code led to a drastic uptake of smartphone usage among older residents. This paper uses rich commercial data from the Zhejiang Province of China to track the change in consumption among the older population. The paper finds that older people significantly increased spending after switching to mobile payment. The paper contributes to the literature by identifying the unexpected windfall from the effect of the health code mandate on the older population and demonstrating that digital payment works well in the older population.

Keywords: Digital finance; Health code; Older people’s consumption behavior.

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The closure of schools for quite a long time due coronavirus epidemic has brought the process of teaching and learning to the forefront. At times one wonder has the Covid-19 had exposed the shortcomings of our school education system. If one takes it as an opportunity to reform the existing system, surely our society and hence the country can benefit in the long run.

Since Independence, we have never attempted to change our system of education to the local needs. We have to a great extent followed what the British had formulated. Though New Education Policies are brought out on regular intervals, the basic framework had remained the same – the curriculum, the examinations and the transactional methods.

Let us understand how the lockdown due to coronavirus epidemic has shaken the root of our education system. Let me move from backwards.

1. Transactional Methods: All this time our teaching process was chalk and talk. We had given priority to the syllabus completion for tests and examinations sake. We have done very little in the areas of experiential learning with activity-based and project-based learning approaches. The rote learning being the norm, the students, as well as teachers, are not aware of creative and innovative thinking.

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2. Examinations: We follow the outdated system of year-end assessment (Non-semester System) or term-end assessment (Semester System). Again the examinations are memory-based whether objective or subjective. The weightage is given more to the knowledge component rather than understanding and application of the concepts. This has killed the curiosity amongst learners and innovative approaches were never tried in full scale with the fear of syllabus completion for the sake of examinations. Brilliant minds are blunted with our teaching-learning strategies which are purely adapted for standardised board examinations.

3. Curriculum: Through the curriculum is broad, in India the syllabus is given priority. Since Independence, the core subjects have remained the same. They are a feeder system to colleges where the courses had been almost unchanged. Many times cosmetic changes had been introduced, due to career choices, we had stuck to the basic sciences, commerce and arts. With a vast syllabus, it is virtually impossible to complete even a part of it due to paucity of time. Now the question arises to what part of the syllabus to be taught and what to be cut. It can not be done at random as it will affect the seamless transition from one class to the next.

The coronavirus epidemic might have opened the mythical Pandora’s box, it’s high time we reframed our education policy to Indian needs rather than blaming Lord Macaulay who formulated an education system for India some 250 years back with a different motive in mind.

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COVID-19 and Wages and Salaries Dynamics in Malaysia: A Blessing in Disguise?

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Predictors of wages and salaries (earnings) are investigated to track the impact of COVID-19 on wages and salaries dynamics in Malaysia for 2019 and 2020. Data obtained from Salary and Wages Survey (2019 and 2020) is used to estimate the Mincerian models for those years. The main findings are: Firstly, public sector employees receive lesser impact during COVID-19; secondly, the younger (15–19 and 20–24) and the older (60–64) workers experienced significant reduction in earnings; thirdly, citizens in public sector saw a large improvement in earnings compared to non-citizens; fourthly, ethnic Bumiputera in public sector received 4% lower earnings than the reference category (Indian ethnic) in 2019 but in 2020, this reduced by half; and finally from a regional perspective, employees in West Coast, both public and private seems to experience earnings reduction in 2020 closer to the reference category. In a way, COVID-19 is a ‘blessing in disguise’ as urban–rural and male–female earnings gap in private sector reduced and citizens in public sector saw a rise in their earnings. We recommend the following. Firstly, those with lower education and low-skilled should invest more in human capital. Provision of specific skill-based or life-long learning programs are essential. Secondly, more targeted measures to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on declining wages and salaries to specific group of people will bring them far. Finally, the younger and older workers appear to be more vulnerable. More skill development opportunities enable the younger participants to build human capital. For older workers, concrete income generation opportunities through entrepreneurial opportunities (private) or extending the age of retirement (public) are essential.

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Is COVID-19 a Blessing in Disguise?

• Niels Louwaars – Seed World Columnist
• December 7, 2020
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The world is changing rapidly. With his ‘America First’ Trump paved the way to question free trade in the country that has more or less invented the concept. NAFTA, TTP and TTIP were demolished or put on ice, WTO got increasingly criticized by the U.S. Across the Atlantic, Boris Johnson followed suit, as the EU Commission wants to be less dependent on imports, illustrated by its plant protein plan, and some other leaders inside and neighbouring the EU increasingly use nationalistic language which easily translate in trade relations.

And while this was looming, COVID-19 suddenly caused havoc in both human health and the economy. One of the first responses to the closing of borders to curb the spread of the virus was ‘buy local’ in order to support producers who could not export. This was very passionate in France with its strong dual food system with massive supermarkets next to very popular farmers’ markets responding to the culture of ‘terroir’. But also, in other countries, consumers responded. The flower sales in the Netherlands got a boost following the 8 o’clock news showing tons of beautiful flowers being destroyed because the flower market in Germany collapsed, just like air connections to further away markets.

Will this affect the seed business in the longer run? The seed sector is necessarily international, so it is inevitably affected by trade relations and obstacles. Breeding depends on a critical mass of knowledge — a combination of molecular biology, genetics, cell and plant physiology, pathology, agronomy and increasingly big data and artificial intelligence. So, we have to move research materials across borders. Then, seed production is done in locations that are best suited from a combination of environmental, business, and regulatory environments which are not necessarily the same as the markets for which they are produced. Next is quality management and storage, where there is also a benefit of scale, especially for high value smaller seeds, which requires moving seeds across borders.

COVID-19 did demonstrate some of the within-company dependencies. An example in vegetatively propagated crops appeared when the whole business operation of the company risked being halted by lock-down situations in a single country, such as Uganda (Chrysanthemum cuttings) or India (Gerbera tissue culture). Some flower breeders had already experienced such dependency during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010 and made a strategic move by starting a second production site closer to Europe next to their Chinese laboratory. The additional cost paid off during COVID-19 when they were able to shift between the two sites keeping their operations at full speed.

Our globally operating sector will be seriously affected by the changing views on free trade, and I am pretty sure this is not just a temporary hiccup caused by one politician at Pennsylvania Avenue. We were already experiencing a trend of increasing complexities in international trade at the level of phytosanitary rules and requirements. These are partly due to scientific insights and often also a result of economic intent. Similar to the EU’s attempt to be more self-sufficient in proteins, countries that now look more explicitly at dependencies due to COVID-19 may also look at the basic requirement for every country’s supply of food and other plant products – seeds. The more important the crop – the more closely its seeds will be scrutinised. But also, less vital crops, like vegetables, may not escape attention.

These trends are closely analysed in the board rooms of internationally oriented seed companies. Some will be looking at strategic decisions that will significantly change the current organisation. What are the costs of further decentralising major operations – for a centralised management of breeding, production, quality management, and marketing, and which risks can be minimised by doing that?

For others, COVID-19 may have been a wakeup call that the world is changing. Just like breeding goals that change all the time with a changing climate, markets and agricultural policies (such as the Farm2Fork Strategy), also these major global trends require foresight. For seed strategists, COVID-19 may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

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Covid-19: is it really a blessing in disguise?

April 24, 2021

With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it is potentially difficult to imagine good things while it is wreaking havoc all over the world. However, if we follow the “glass half full” approach, there are certain considerable changes brought about by the novel disease following lockdown that have led to a lot of good to appreciate in the long run.

The first is family: Before lockdown, people would be immersed in the daily grind of life and hardly ever make time for their loved ones. But, ever since the restrictions have been imposed, families have begun to spend more time together. They’ve started cherishing the pure moments of comfort and love that they might have previously taken for granted.

Another fruit of the hiatus is the improvement of the parent-child relationship following the work from home policy. Since people rarely or don’t at all have to commute to work, there has not only been an increase in productivity, but children are now getting undivided attention from their parents. This was rare in most cases because of the hectic work schedules of most parents. Due to online classes, parents are also better able to assess their children’s standing as students – which areas they excel at and where they might need a slight nudge. This familiarization of parents with their children’s academic prowess is certainly a huge plus point.

Moreover, with very few vehicles on the road, a sharp decline in pollution has been observed. Thus, one can witness a tangible improvement in the environment. The skies have turned blue and the Air Quality Index (AQI) has been exponentially improved in most areas. Air pollution is said to have reduced up to 44 percent following the considerable decrease in human mobility. Likewise, with reduced traffic, there have been much fewer cases of road accidents.

The coronavirus has also made its mark on the food industry. To boost the immune system, the tradition of natural, healthy foods is back in trend while the nutrient-deficient, processed options are being sidelined. This need for organic and plant-based foods has caused a surge in demand for the same. Growing at a rate of 12.2 percent, the organic food market is said to be worth $272.18 as of 2027.

On a closing note, the COVID-19 pandemic has paradoxically proven to be a blessing in disguise on many fronts. Plenty of expenses have been controlled and a rising trend in savings has been witnessed. With the typical way of living taking a 180-degree swing, the coronavirus has taught us a great deal about valuing the things we have. The most important lesson, however, is prioritizing family and not taking them for granted. In every bad situation lies some glimmer of hope. In the scenario of this virus, there is indeed a silver lining as well.

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Live Your Life On Purpose

“Don’t spend your life wondering “what if” and worrying over something you have no control. What’s done is done. Looking backwards will cause you to miss out on new blessings ahead. Move on.”― Germany Kent

T here is a lot that 2020 has taught me about myself, my relationships, my passions, and my values. As I made my 2020 New Year’s resolutions, I had nothing but hope for not just a fresh year, but a fresh decade to make my own. More memories, more adventures, more travel were on my list too! God, however, had other plans. If I could take the pandemic away in an instant I would, but I can’t and so instead I try and look for the silver lining in this situation. But did the year go in vain? Not for me.

This has been an incredibly challenging, transformative, and life-changing year. And this year will always remind me of how beautiful and sour life actually is. The only thing I truly am in control of is how I react to things that happen around me. From tough times come tough lessons, personal growth, and learning opportunities. Here are a few things I have learned about myself that has helped me take better care of myself.

Appreciating the positives

“Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things.” — Rhonda Byrne

Showing appreciation and gratitude for the things I have and love is one of the most powerful tools I have come across. When you show appreciation regularly, it will open doors to better opportunities, a more positive exchange, and ultimately a better relationship. And, the more I practice this, the sooner I feel good. This initially seemed absurd to me but with time, it transformed my life.

2020 was and is the year to have the courage to be enthusiastic. I express appreciation, give compliments, and call out triumphs openly — no matter how small. If I see something good, I speak up. And this attitude keeps me positive all through the day.

We still have a long path to get through this pandemic, but I’m doing my best to manage the toll it takes on my mental and emotional health. It is making it easier to ride on the path of ups and downs. I feel hopeful, ready, and happy about the future that is yet to be unfurled, and that is a great feeling.

Choosing health

“To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” -William Londen

At the beginning of the year, I often found myself stressing over the disaster called pandemic that was staring me in the eye. This led me to habits like binge-eating and choosing the wrong sorts of foods. I was literally nothing but a couch potato with a huge bag of chips and a cola next to me. Within weeks, I could see it’s negative impact manifest in the form of weak health and immunity. It also made major and devastating impacts on my mental health. That’s when I said STOP!

At the end and the beginning of the day, it was up to ME to decide to put my wellness first. I started investing in self-care and gradually I could see visible differences. It’s always easier to prevent disease than to manage or cure it after. When I gave up junk and greasy food and dedicated time to physical activities, I became less stressed and unhappy. It’s important to nurture your mind, body, and soul for a balanced approach to your health and wellness. But the best part was the quality of sleep I started having after I chose health. So, yes, love yourself enough that you know what your body and mind need.

Tech-NO-logy

“The digital innovation that set out to connect people, has slowly started to tear those people apart both from within and without.”― Abhijit Naskar

A few months ago, as a millennial, I was obsessed with social media. Though I was very much aware that it was a waste of time, it caused major FOMO whenever I shut it down, and it used to just put me in a really crappy mood overall. Even after repeatedly shunning myself for the obsession, my hands would still reach down and log in to the apps.

It was only after my moods started fluctuating that I gradually switched off from it. My life has changed for the better since deleting social media. I now enjoy catching up with myself, my family, and my friends. It made me realize who my real friends are and how social media takes the joy out of sharing news with people. I also feel less anxious and less depressed now. My life is a private diary and only the true and close people are a part of it. And I guess, I’m going to let it be that way.

Of course, this is no way means that I am away from technology as a whole — I do spend some time watching a few of my favorite TV shows and films. I spend some parts of my day enjoying a cat video, a podcast, a lecture, and a little bit of glamour here and there. The trick is to have self-control though.

Pious and proud

This might not be for everybody but this is something very near and dear to me. And it transformed my life.

What I’m about to share with you is the best thing that happened to me in 2020! Till the year hit the broken paths, I was a little here and there when it came to the concept of God. In short, I was an agnostic Hindu. But the time and troubles of 2020 led me to a path to question the purpose of my life, this world, and the definition of the hereafter. I spent days and nights searching the depths of the internet to find an answer to my queries and confusion.

No matter where you are in your life, deep down we desperately desire to connect with our Creator. And He wants to connect with us too. I somehow felt that the free time God had gifted me with was the time I had to use for gaining the utmost and superior knowledge ever known to mankind — I wanted to know who God is, His creations, and His plans.

I spent months studying religions, and this is the best thing I have studied in my life. The peace and happiness I gained after knowing that there is the Supreme power who is taking care of my affairs can never be compared to any happiness I have ever gained.

“Do not, then, either lose heart or grieve: for you shall surely gain the upper hand if you are true men of faith. “ — Qur’an 3:139

Every day, I praise God, thank Him, ask Him for help, ask Him to take care of my family and friends, ask Him to forgive me, and ask Him to guide me. And every time I do this, I feel refueled and loved. What a great feeling that is!

So, remember, before you conclude that your situations are poor and painful, take a deep breath and analyze them. Things aren’t always as bad they seem, trust me. Life is a journey and you will arrive at your destination, God willing.

Be hopeful, spread joy, and smile more often.

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