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Everything was going solemnly, but suddenly everyone’s life allayed when the virus named corona (COVID-19) came into existence. On 22nd march when India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi announced a Janta curfew. Everyone flinched when the news came about the lockdown, but everyone also knew that this was very important to save people and the country. People were dying like ants in uncountable numbers. 

World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. A pandemic occurs when a disease that people are not immune to spreads across large regions. This outbreak began in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei province of China. Reports of the first COVID-19 cases were found in December 2019. Coronaviruses are common in certain species of animals, such as cattle and camels. But, the transmissions of coronaviruses from animals to humans are rare. The most common way that this illness spreads is through close contact with someone infected. Close contact refers to 6 feet. 

Most COVID-19 cases are not serious. But it can cause symptoms that became severe, leading to death in some cases. Common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, breathlessness, cough, sore throat, headache, muscle pain, chills, loss of taste, or smell. These symptoms are likely to occur 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Some factors can affect the risk of coming into contact with the virus, while, other factors can affect the risk of developing severe illness. The WHO has stated that the risk of developing COVID-19 is still low for most people who have a good immune system. However, this is changing as the virus spreads particularly in Europe and the United States. Older people or adults are most at risk of severe illness, and so their immune systems are not so good, thus, the adults are more prone to the outbreak COVID-19.

    

The following actions may help to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as well as another influenza:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Avoid touching your face, nose, and mouth.

• Stay home when you are sick.

• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces every day. High touch surfaces include counters, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, and bedside tables. A list of products suitable for use against COVID-19 should be used frequently. 

• Wash your hand frequently with soap and water at least for 20 seconds.

• If you are out from your house carry a shand sanitizer and use it frequently.

STAY HOME STAY SAFE!

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 Artist :Rakhi 

Description:khushi chandra

African art describes the historical and modern paintings, sculptures, and other cultures from native and indigenous Africans and the African continents. This art also includes the African diasporas, such as Caribbean, African American, art in South American societies inspired by African traditions.  Masquerade, metalwork, fiber art, architecture, sculpture, and dance are important dance forms of Africa. For more than a millennium, the art of such areas had formed part of Berber or Islamic art. 

The origin of African art lies along before recorded history. African rock art in the Sahara in Niger preserves 6000-year-old carvings. Along with sub-Saharan Africa, the western cultural arts, ancient Egyptian paintings, and artifacts, and indigenous southern crafts also contributed greatly to African art. Often depicting the abundance of surrounding nature, the art was often abstract interpretations of animals, plant life, or natural designs and shapes. The Nubian Kingdom of Kush in modern Sudan was in close and often hostile contact with Egypt and produced monumental sculpture mostly derivative of styles that did not lead to the north. In West Africa, the earliest known sculptures are from the NOK Culture which thrived between 1,500 BC and 500 AD in modern Nigeria, with clay figures typically with elongated bodies and angular shapes. 

Traditional art describes the most popular and studied forms of African art which are typically found in museum collections. Collection of Contemporary Art, have gone a long way to counter many of the myths and prejudices that haunt Contemporary African Art. The appointment of Nigerian Okwui Enwezezor as artistic director of Documenta 11 and his African-centred vision of art propelled the careers of countless African artists onto the international stage.  A number of vigorous popular traditions assimilate Western influences into African styles such as the elaborate fantasy coffins of Southern Ghana, made in a variety of different shapes which represent the occupations or interests of the deceased or elevate their status.