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Pandemic Curfew

Yar Mahmood

I did not believe that this pandemic would get to the point where people would sit at home and be cut off from any human interaction. It was very hard times for meand others. It was very difficult for me because I was used to going out to see friends and having good times every now and then. For the world to announce a curfew was even more shocking to me. That was the moment when I really believed that the pandemic could get to any one of us.

The pandemic has affected the entire world and made a huge impact on the way people have lived and the way they have processed a normal day. It reached the entire world due to the fast spread of the virus. Many people have died, and many have suffered from chest pain and other symptoms that affect the entire body. Most of the people who died were old people or young ones with weak immune systems. Thankfully, vaccines will help to build a strong immune system and will be able to fight the virus. Speaking of curfew, this pandemic has brought new ideas and solutions to the world. And those solutions begin to look a lot like problems. For example, online school is happening everywhere. I know it is not very new to the world, maybe, but it certainly is for me. I still find it very difficult because I have never had such experience. English is my second language, and I have experienced extra difficulties to succeed and get to where I am now. I have worked too hard to be told I must wait for permission.