It is very important to anticipate the onset of a tsunami or a clear and imminent danger. Covid-19 second wave has proved to be a tsunami that too of unforeseen and magnanimous proportion. It has ravaged thousands of houses as well as households.
To put it succinctly, it has overtaken the comfort factor
and the breathing space of many people world over, with India becoming the
latest nation that is seeing dance of death on a daily basis.
It has shuffled the mindset and questioned the thought
process of the most rational people.
There are so many theories being propounded about the origin
of this coronavirus.
It is imperative that we understand the pain, the suffering and
the shock being borne by countless Indians, yet formulate a resolve and collectively
leverage all other tools that we have got to fight against this deadly devastating
disastrous disease. We should prepare a diverse dashboard which mentions the
benefits due to all the tools in the armoury that we have devised to tackle
this virus.
We should look beyond finding the count of at risk and Covid-19 infected people in our near vicinity starting from five hundred meters in India’s famous Aarogya Setu app and augment it with the following:
Finding the count of at risk and Covid infected people in our near vicinity starting from ten meters.
How many people were able to heed the advice of someone whom they trust, and had got saved by that advice.
The number of people who got cured due to the help provided by their neighbours. This is important to do because currently the Aarogya Setu app only works to frighten us by alerting us in Orange colour even if we are living directly above or below someone who is Covid-19 positive. Whereas the need of the hour is to combine forces and together fight this pandemic.
The proportion of people who are vaccinated in the society where you live.
The number of masks that you have been wearing consistently since the last seven days.
The number of people who you have succeeded in wearing a mask in your neighbourhood or society.
Social distancing norms.
Yoga and other exercises meant to increase the capacity of your lungs and to keep you from being mentally anxious or distressed.
Not panicking no matter what the situation is.
Building knowledge about the pandemic.
Getting keenly involved in home bound activities such as reading, cooking, etc.
Hand wash using soap.
Keeping an empathetic attitude towards others at all times.
Watching news only for a few minutes in the morning.
Whilst each of the above-mentioned ideas may have
contributed to saving precious lives, it is now vital to unite all these ideas to
create a collected benefits due to these tools and to create a “halo” effect on
the troubled infected patients.
Once we prepare such a variegated dashboard, only then can we be enarmed enough to wage a battle with this invisible beast called coronavirus.
I request everyone to comment and to share their ideas.
ReplyDeleteTough times don't last, tough people do. But, in this scenario of Covid-19 smart people last than tough. Be careful, be safe, be at home, advice people to be restricted in their houses no matter what. It's a matter of couple of months and we shall overcome this successfully. India will shine again. I pray and offer my condolences to those who lost their life.
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