Argument Essay. Role of the Media during the Corona Virus Disease Pandemic

Role of the Media during the Corona Virus Disease Pandemic
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Role of the Media during the Corona Virus Disease Pandemic
On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization reported cases of an unknown pneumonia kind of disease in the city of Wuhan, China. The virus infection has later been referred to as the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The condition is a virus that has symptoms ranging from the common cold and, in some cases, turns to be a severe disease of the breathing system (WHO, 2020). Creating awareness about the regulations that people should follow is one of the workable mechanisms that may come in handy in flattening the curve. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, media has played a significant role in ensuring that everyone is brought to the attention of what COVID-19 is since its first reported case, origin, and levels of impact from one region to the other. Therefore, the media’s role during the global pandemic phenomenon, which has seen criticism and commendation on different proportions of public opinion, is critical.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 has resulted in a devastating health crisis. The crisis has adversely changed the way society perceives things and how lifestyle has immensely changed due to the new norms adopted as a way of controlling the spread of the vice. These new standard precautionary measures, according to CDC (2020), include social distancing, wearing face masks, avoidance of crowded places, and proper sanitization of our hands. During the COVID -19 outbreak media is among the powerful tool used to reach the masses by conveying relevant information, and it can immensely impact socially, economically and politically which has significantly been demonstrated by different media outlet across the globe through creating advertisements that clearly shows how one should behave when in public pla...