Lockdown due to COVID – 19 pandemic has completely transformed and impacted our daily lifestyle: A complete viewpoint

 The novel Coronavirus or COVID – 19 has taught us a life lesson, and it is high time that we start valuing our lives which we had taken for granted this long. Apart from our personal lives, our digital life has also gone through a metamorphosis and has drawn us towards it more as we are almost locked throughout the day with very less physical activity to do as lockdown is imposed outside. To maintain human connections we found that only digital means is the only way to study, work, and stay in touch with our near and dear ones.

How lockdown has metamorphosed our digital life?

As the saying “necessity is the mother of all inventions”, is applicable in all virtues of our life. To contain the COVID – 19 virus the governing bodies of several countries had no other option, so lockdown was imposed for our good. But as it is said, life has to continue anyhow, so we had to rethink a new way of continuing with our lives parallel to the pandemic situation. However, the lockdown has also helped a lot in containing the spread of the deadly virus by breaking the chain of infection.

To stop the spreading of the deadly virus we have resorted to turn digital and use digital tools to keep some closeness of normality. With the digital transformation, our workplaces have transformed, and working from our personal space has become a new normal these days. Even the education system has also taken the stroll and has resorted to the digital medium to educate the next generation effectively. Companies are making use of digital technologies to keep going and rethink their business strategies for the future. However, digitization of some sectors have certainly changed our life helping us keep going, and some of them can be stated as –

•    Working from home
The pandemic situation has forced many offices to put their employees on WFH so that and their families stay safe, and work continues as it should. This new normal is a new digital transformation that has taught us that work can still continue while staying home and the spread of the virus can be contained as well. Apart from benefitting the companies, working from home has even benefitted the employees as they are able to stay close to their families while working. WFH can be stated as an unexpected outcome of the Coronavirus pandemic helping companies realize the benefits of a new era of digitization.

•    Telemedical services
Telemedicine is nothing strange out of the blue and was in existence before the COVID – 19 pandemic. Now the only visible change is that the healthcare systems are expanding their telemedical services using digital devices such as smartphones, laptops, or any other form of handheld devices. Digital technology is now working to its fullest potential and assisting needy patients and also diagnosing those who require treatment. The Healthcare system has completely transformed through digitization and is helping us overcome the current outbreak.

•    E-learning or remote learning
E-learning or better known as virtual learning has helped schools and universities continue the education service even through the trying times. At first, many educational bodies were not prepared to go with virtual learning by taking online classes of the students staying in the safety of their home environment, but later they have to resort to this option. Digitization has helped the kids complete their yearly syllabus effectively from the comfort and safety of their homes.

During the lockdown period, many first-time internet users have come online to use digital services such as communication mobile apps, ordering groceries, and even accessing different types of workout videos as well. As of now, it is seen that lockdown is here to stay for some time and we have no other option apart from continuing with this new normal.