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Volume 7, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2666-7967
  • E-ISSN: 2666-7975

Abstract

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented human suffering but has taught the human race several lessons on survival as well.

Aim

In this narrative review, we discuss how humanity implemented the lessons it learned from the pandemic to ultimately win over it.

Methods

Literature with documented evidence-based findings was searched using ‘Litcovid’ and Google Scholar databases using keywords such as ‘positive lessons’, ‘learnings’, ‘beneficial effects’, and ‘COVID-19 pandemic’. Relevant peer-reviewed human studies published between 2020 and June 2023 were included, along with pertinent reports from newspapers and global health bodies.

Results

The pandemic has spurred technological progress, heightened public health awareness, and increased investment in public health infrastructure, surveillance, and research. International collaboration to meet global needs has been strengthened. Public health and healthcare workers' roles were redefined, emphasising health as an investment. This pandemic has presented new perspectives for healthcare research. Greenhouse gas emissions have decreased, and green energy has been promoted. Lockdowns have allowed nature to recover, giving wildlife the opportunity to repopulate. Improved air and water quality, better work-life balance, and increased self-growth have led to paradoxical improvements in lifestyle disorders. Interpersonal and intersectoral collaboration was valued more, and food security, reduced crime rates, and increased self-reliance were observed.

Conclusion

The world experienced immense suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while the pandemic has left indelible marks in terms of emptying the glass of life, somewhere, as evident, it has also helped fill it up in a never-before manner.

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From Crisis to Catalyst: How COVID-19 Helped Humanity to Come Back Stronger Against the Pandemic
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Keyword(s): COVID-19; eco-system; healthcare; Lifestyle; resilience; technology

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