COVID-19 crucial importance of ecological balance: Bangladesh perspective

The world is currently experiencing a devastating pandemic of an infectious disease called coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Many countries around the globe are now enforcing lockdowns to try to slow down the spread of the killer disease. Such restrictions and measures differ from country to country however usually involve cancelling public events, closing borders, closing schools and encouraging people to work from home. In Feb 2021, WHO said that there was still insufficient evidence to determine how the virus entered Wuhan, but that it was clear it was circulating elsewhere in Wuhan at the same time. In July 2020, an Oxford University expert believes that the novel coronavirus may not have originated from China, rather it stayed dormant across the world and turned up when the environment conditions were friendly for it to flourish. In 1999, Dr. M R Choudhury from Bangladesh indicated the infectious diseases are being controlled and are fading away has evidently been found to be incorrect. Further he maintained that it is quite obvious that microbes can strike us back whenever the delicate ecological balance is disturbed. Dr. Choudhury’s prediction in June 1999, Oxford Professor’s observation in July 2020 and recent WHO findings in Wuhan Feb 2021- all are similar. When the ecological balance is disturbed, humans must figure out a way to restore the ecological balance. It is crucial to eventually determine the origin. It will help us maintain ecological balance with future viruses.