BRIEF HISTORY OF COVID-19 Photo by Fusion Medical Animation on Unsplash A pneumonia kind of disease was firstly noticed in Wuhan in China somewhere in November-December 2019. The patients were found not responding properly to the usual treatment given to the pneumonia or flu suffering people. The virus was earlier named as Novel Coronavirus and then renamed as Covid-19. It was found that in acute cases, the patient's respiratory system failed to perform resulting in death. It also shows symptoms of fever, dry cough etc including breathing related problems. Sooner , the number of patients started increasing and it was clear by then that the disease spread from one person to another through direct contacts or through the droplets coming out of sneezing or coughing. An even more worrisome finding was that the disease could also spread through contaminated surfaces as the virus could survive on different objects/materials for several hours and even days.  Everyday we could he

About Jim Corbett National Park Jim Corbett National Park is located in Nainital district of state of Uttarakhand in India. The said park is often referred to as Corbett Tiger reserve. The Park is located in the foothills of Himalayas and is renowned for its pristine natural beauty and abundant wildlife including Royal Bengal Tigers, Leopards, Elephants, Deer, reptiles, different species of birds just to name a few. Golden Tusk Resort pool side view Jim Corbett National Park is spread over 520 square kilometers of area and is divided into several zones such as Bijrani Safari Zone, Jhirna Safari Zone, Dhela Safari Zone, Dhikala Zone, Durga Devi Zone and Sitabani Buffer Zone.   How To Reach Jim Corbett National Park: The nearest town being Ramnagar , which is well connected by road as well as by rail. The Park is approximately at a distance of around 250-260 km from Delhi and around 65-70 km from Nainital. As such visiting the Park is not a cumbersome task.  About my visit: It w

Bala Quila Fort Trip in Alwar  Bala Quila Fort is in Alwar district in Rajasthan . It is also known as Alwar Fort and is situated on the Aravalli hills overlooking Alwar town. Bala Quila (or Balaquila) fort was built in 15th century by Hasan Khan Mewati and the Fort is about 5 km long and about 1.5 km wide. Hill drive to Bala Quila Fort Bala Quila Fort falls within the buffer zone of Sariska Tiger reserve ( सरिस्का टाइगर नेशनल पार्क  ) and the journey to the fort goes through beautiful hill drive It is located in Alwar District in Rajasthan.  ABOUT MY JOURNEY I came to know about Bala Quila Fort very recently while I was returning from my trip to Dhadhikar village, where I discovered stone paintings of prehistoric-era. But due of paucity of time, I decided to cover it on my next trip. Check my trip to Prehistoric cave paintings at: https://www.abhitraveldiary.com/2018/12/prehistoric-cave-paintings-dhadhikar-alwar-rajasthan.html .