Socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic: a graphic review

The corona virus disease (COVID-19), which has been characterized as a pandemic by world health organization (WHO), is attacking society at its core. Pandemics in general are not merely serious public health concerns, but also trigger catastrophic socio-economic consequences in the infected countries. COVID-19 disease emerged in Wuhan city, the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China on 31-Dec-2019. The epidemiological profile of the infection has revealed that it has so far affected 216 countries, and has infected over 9 million people globally, as per the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 report. India's total COVID-19 infections as on 02-Feb-2020 were 10, 767, 206 (10.7 million approximately) cases with 1, 54, 522 (1.4%) case fatalities as on 02-Feb-2021. Out of 186,514 active cases, fatalities were 14,989 (8%) as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (2021). Genomic analysis revealed that SARS-CoV-2 is phylogenetically related to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) like Bat viruses. Therefore, Bats possibly could be the primary reservoir of COVID-19. The transmission profile has confirmed asymptomatic and human-to-human transmission through close contacts in familial and social settings. The intermediate source of origin and transfer to humans is not known. However, rapid human to human transfer has been confirmed widely and person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 have occurred between two persons with prolonged, unprotected exposure with the symptomatic patient. It has infected humans in all age groups, of all ethnicities, and both sexes (males and females) while spreading through communities at an alarming rate. Infected patients experience common cold-like symptoms along with raised temperature, non-productive coughing and difficulty to breathe. COVID-19 has rapidly and adversely affected the life and livelihood of mankind. This paper portrays the genetic configuration, epidemiological profile, and mode of transmission of COVID-19 and its impacts on environment in general and society in particular pertaining to health care, education, agriculture, family relation, industry and employment, mental wellbeing, domestic discord, tourism, life and livelihood, social liaison, and delineates global strategies for COVID-19 prevention and control.