Assia Gamar, Ben Msik

Corona Virus

Have you ever thought that the world may simply disappear? Life as we know it, the people around us and the things that we love could be destroyed. While delaying your work, have you ever thought you may not be able to do it tomorrow?

It all started when Basil’s family gathered to discuss the theme of the party that Sarah -the mother- was to hold in two weeks. Ahmed –the father- realized that an outbreak was reported in the news; a virus called Covid-19 is spreading in Yuhan, China.

‘They will control it, right? Well, the distance between China and Morocco is too long anyway, so it is impossible to be contaminated anyway’ said Ali -the son- .

In the corner, and despite Ali’s words, Sarah kept thinking of the virus, even if her family seemed to be persuaded that the situation wasn’t that dangerous, it didn’t stop her from searching. Spread risks, symptoms and results, they are all things that made Sarah feel afraid. She knew that it was her responsibility to convince her family of the seriousness of the situation and to protect them.

The virus arrived to Morocco, and as she expected, her son’s theory was wrong, despite the long distance, the virus managed to get there.

Sarah persuaded her family to stay at home and stay away from gatherings, even if the people outside did not care about the virus. She urged them to resist external temptations and succeeded in dissuade her family from going out; she even convinced her mother to cancel her

party.

The situation outside began to deteriorate; the number of people infected has significantly increased. As a result, the country began spreading awareness among citizens.

Study, work and travel stopped, the state imposed quarantine on the entire population, and going out was allowed only for need.

At the beginning, people started acting crazy, racing to buy food and necessary items.

Sarah’s husband was worried because he thought that he won’t be able to buy enough for his family, but his wife suggested that they don’t have to buy more than they need because the prime minister reassured them that the country was to provide enough food and necessary

items for the next 6 months, also getting out is permitted in case of buying food or any other essential needs.

Sarah’s family complied with the instructions and worked to spread them among people through social networking applications.

A few weeks later, the streets were empty and people started stayed at home for a long time. Among all that darkness, a bright light appeared, a positive point had resulted from the virus.

The environment began to gain its beautiful green outlook once again. The grass, the flowers and the trees, previously ravished by humans, slowly grew back. Pollution rates decreased thanks to the abrupt halt of factories and public transportation. Crime rates also decreased and people even began to acquire new healthy habits which they stuck to, therefore contributing to the progress of things for the better.

After a few weeks, everything started to change, people abided by the instructions imposed by the state and started staying at home as much as possible, the attack on food stores stopped, and the state started receiving donations to help those people who stopped working get essential needs.

The doctors and scientists around the world tried so hard to discover an antidote, while relentlessly trying to manage the daily waves of infected cases.

Even if the number of deaths kept growing for a long time, continuing to rise, people didn’t give up and kept protecting themselves and their families.

Until the day came when a group of atomic scientists in the Middle East activated an antagonist that was able to permanently eliminate the virus from the infected body.

The Middle Eastern countries started exporting the antidote to the rest of the word, and it worked for all the infected cases.

The death rates decreased, followed by a decrease in the number of infections, a decrease in the speed of the virus’ spread, trapping the virus, and, finally, eliminating it.

A few days later, the virus had become from the past. Children returned to their schools and adults to work, and the life returned to normal with one major difference.

People became more aware and eager to stay healthy. Now they know the importance of their lives.

Sarah’s family and millions of people survived the catastrophe just because of their sacrifice and commitment. After everything became normal, Sarah held her party with a clear conscience.