Impact of covid - 19 on environment

Positive Impact

Due to lockdown, vehicular pollution dropped & most of the industries are forced to halt work for few months. So as a result, pollution reduced drastically. People could see clear skies. People are forced to stay in their homes & animals & birds are roaming freely. Damaged rivers are recovering. No industrial waste & also people couldn't get out to throw garbage in rivers. Due to COVID-19 many people are working from home which is impacting the environment positively.

Negetive Impact

COVID-19 made people wear masks & gloves. Medical professionals are wearing personal protective equipment to protect themselves. Increasing in number of patients in resulting in tons of medical waste. Many people became jobless. 

Conclusion

Even though environment became better during our fight against COVID-19, this change is not a happy one. It is caused by million of jobs losses. But this phase made our realize that nature can bounce back if we are willing to take steps.