Post COVID19 - Transportation: Pause/Play Or Reboot

Never in recent history has human activity globally come to an excruciatingly grinding halt as it is now with the COVID-19 pandemic. An invincible virus that is transmitted human-to-human can cause death to humankind. Originating in Wuhan (China), even the most powerful countries in the world are unable to cope with the exponential spread of this virus, which disregards national boundaries, societal status, gender, etc.

Human activity is now curbed by lockdown’s / travel restrictions / safe distance measures etc., imposed by most governments – transportation during the pandemic is grounded, movement of people & goods restricted, economic activity disrupted, livelihoods & lifestyles are not the same anymore.

While we mourn our dead and strive to stay alive, concerned about our livelihoods & businesses trying to stay afloat, planet earth is healing from this slowdown of human activity. And this forced lockdown, though very inconvenient, is beneficial for mankind too - a cleaner atmosphere. However, the death toll from the COVID-19 virus globally is over 6 million as of March 2022.

However, air pollution kills an estimated7 million people annually, of which 1.1 million deaths per year are in Chinaalone and costing the Chinese economy around $38 billion…