So, remember in 2019 when people were telling you about a virus in China? Then, we all had to work from home, and be homeschooled in 2020 because of the virus. In 2021, we got to go back to school, and some working places, but during that time we had to wear masks, even in the gym, sometimes people even wore masks in their own car. 

Now, two years later we don’t see many people wearing masks, why? There are lots of reasons on why this has happened and why not many people are talking about it anymore, this article will cover the main reasons on why.

Many people have got very ill or may have even died from COVID-19, according to “https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093256/novel-coronavirus-2019ncov-deaths-worldwide-by-country/” 6,866,733 have died worldwide from the virus by May 2, 2023. Exactly 1,161,164 out of 6,866,733 were in the USA, Brazil being second with the most deaths, and India being third.

Some people may still get COVID but they usually now have little to no symptoms because their body has either got it in the past and their body has learned to defeat it or make it weak to where it is not as harmful, although most people may not experience symptoms, people over the age of 60 and the elderly is still at risk, along with people that have heart conditions, asthma, and other conditions.

Another reason COVID-19 may not be so common anymore is because people now have vaccinations that can help fight the virus. Before, in 2019, they did not have a vaccination or cure for the virus and that made it a lot worse and the death rate increased. Now, they have a cure and people know how to treat it.

The last reason would be because now, not only is there just COVID-19, but now there are also other variants, some may include: EG.5, HV.1 and many others. With the other variants it also makes the previous main variant (COVID-19) less common, because it is now less effective and harmful.

In conclusion, the beginning of COVID-19 was chaos and panic, but present day it is now fine and most of us are no longer suffering from the virus. Based on what is written above, the main reasons are the following:

• People’s bodies have learned to deal with the virus and defeat it.
• Vaccinations and cures are now available to the public.
• Other variants are now present.

Remember though, even though the virus may not be as severe as it used to be, it is still a risk. 

Information modified and received from following sources:

• https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093256/novel-coronavirus-2019ncov-deaths-worldwide-by-country/
• https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/rates-of-long-covid-in-the-u-s-have-declined-since-june-of-2022/ 
• https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/health/long-covid-cases-decreasing/index.html   
• https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.07.01.22277137v1