The Unseen Positive Effects of Lockdown Due to Covid-19 Pandemic: Air pollution, Sound Pollution, Water Pollution, Sanitation and Hygiene, Behavioral Change, Global Warming, Road Traffic Accidents

Abstract

Background: This study states that, the environment became polluted even after consistent efforts by various governments and organizations Pollution due to various factors was out of control all over the world and it was badly affecting human lives as well as the mother earth It was very essential to control these pollutants because the environmental and health interaction was closed, but it was not possible practically Lockdown due to Covid 19 has played a very vital role in controlling these pollutants;it has given a much needed break to our mother earth The outbreak of Covid-19 viruses started in Wuhan, China in the month of December 2019 After its outbreak, it’s called as Covid-19 worldwide By March 2020, World health organization declared it as a global pandemic disease This disease has forced complete world at almost a stop these days no human movements are allowed unless and until it is really needed or is an emergency situation, the government has taken very strict steps to control the spread of this disease all over the world and various country governments have declared lockdown in their respective countries Everybody is restricted from moving outside their houses, even all vehicles are restricted, shops and factories are compulsorily restricted from functioning Closed factories and companies are showing considerable positive effects on health Otherwise in developing country like India environmental pollution has serious impact on people’s health it was badly affecting human respiratory and cardiac system and due to which peoples were losing their lives Water pollution was affecting human digestive system, renal system But now due to controlled global warming communicable diseases are reduced Ban on vehicles reduced traffic pollution, reduced accident rates too Peoples are at rest at their houses, they are showing many positive behavioral changes as they are spending quality time with family, they are engaged in cleaning their home regularly Due to this lockdown unlike human being’s nature too got its much needed break after many centuries Conclusion: Aim of this study is to compare the situation of pollution and other related factors before and after lockdown along with its comparison and to identify unseen positive effects of the Covid-19 lockdown which we have never seen before If all these positive effects continued for a long time, then it will definitely become beneficial for the living creatures as well as to mother earth © 2021, Institute of Medico-Legal Publications All rights reserved