While the emotional mind says " Let's panic like never before " , the Logical mind agrees and searches for some space to rest in the Home of Minds .
Today , As I see , although the number of people inflicted with Corona overall has crossed 5 K and apparently the number of cases detected doubles every 4 days . It doesn't mean case count shall reach 10 K in another 4 days or 20 K in the next 4 .
This is primarily because we are now under Lockdown and the ability of disease to transmit has been curbed severely .
The number of people who were inflicted with the virus during pre Curfew period are now showing symptoms and are part of 5 K odd count .
This number shall peak in the next week and after that there shall be a gradual decrease in count .
The graph of Case count which initially loved ascendance , shall flatten out and learn to descend as new cases stop coming in and recovered cases increase.
We may need another 45 days of strict lockdown before we allow public movement .
This is when the logical mind has to take over and foresee what path we must now take in a post Corona situation .
So is Corona gonna be the be all Virus , Certainly not . If it's a Virus , it loves mutation .
Just like ethical hacking where we discover ways to hack the system just to find a loophole and then fix it , we must ethically try and devise the most virulent of virus or atleast theorise it using Artificial Intelligence so that when such form of virus actually emerges , we are ready with a solution /medicine /vaccine.
Venice has changed from a sewage city to one loved by dolphins ( So are Himalayas visible from Jallandhar !! )
The air is cleaner and the due respect that environment deserves must be provided post Corona too and International Environmental agreements are not junk ofcourse .
Bonding amongst family has increased and there is a happy break from things we thought or was projected as important.
Probably we would appreciate nature , hills , play and sport more .
The governments around the world and their incompetencies have been exposed .
South Korea could test its entire population for Corona but we couldn't . If we imagine each Indian district as a nation , then each of these districts must have the ability to deal with such pandemics independently. By that I mean testing kits .
They must be self sufficient .
Free healthy food outlets must have cropped up in each nook and corner and must precede declaration of Curfew .
Hunger is a far greater disease than Corona . But hunger is a poor man's disease unlike Corona which affects the rich aswell. We can very well say Corona is a socialist disease .
We need our Police to be more humane rather than just swing their lathi at free will . People have needs. People are hungry People need water . People are poor . People are homeless .
Lest these homeless be beaten up by some rogue policemen .
Lighting of Lamps doesn't drive Corona away but it does strengthen community bonding and is a psychological solace .
At the end of it all , one must urge our representatives /politicians to spend atleast 5 times more than what's being spent now on education and thus also research .
People are slowly being retrenched from Jobs , Unemployment gazes at the populace . People living hand to mouth are frozen , some my have to look at PDS ( Ration ki dukaan ) . Businesses without cash may close down.
This is the right time for government to first issue an order that there be no retrenchment for the next 6 months . A minimum salary of 20 K in the organised sector must be mandated and 50 % of the salary must be compensated by government for salary component above 20 K . The government must pay for 25 % of expenditure of all companies for the next 6 months . UBI ( Universal basic income ) must come into force and each family in unorganised sector must receive a minimum of 15 K INR.
Now people would ask what about inflation ?
Is it better to buy an apple costing 100 Rs for 300 or not have any money at all ( Applies to the most vulnerable ) .Inflation is fine when a pandemic like Corona tries to beat us down badly such that we never rise back again . Government must use its last resort of printing Currency .
Corona for a few of us atleast has made us realise who our real friends are at tough times and who aren't .
Whilst we all hope to see the sun from the tropics and greet each other in the real world and not just from screens , we do atleast sometimes in our heart whisper or shout " Go Corona Go " .
Today , As I see , although the number of people inflicted with Corona overall has crossed 5 K and apparently the number of cases detected doubles every 4 days . It doesn't mean case count shall reach 10 K in another 4 days or 20 K in the next 4 .
This is primarily because we are now under Lockdown and the ability of disease to transmit has been curbed severely .
The number of people who were inflicted with the virus during pre Curfew period are now showing symptoms and are part of 5 K odd count .
This number shall peak in the next week and after that there shall be a gradual decrease in count .
The graph of Case count which initially loved ascendance , shall flatten out and learn to descend as new cases stop coming in and recovered cases increase.
We may need another 45 days of strict lockdown before we allow public movement .
This is when the logical mind has to take over and foresee what path we must now take in a post Corona situation .
So is Corona gonna be the be all Virus , Certainly not . If it's a Virus , it loves mutation .
Just like ethical hacking where we discover ways to hack the system just to find a loophole and then fix it , we must ethically try and devise the most virulent of virus or atleast theorise it using Artificial Intelligence so that when such form of virus actually emerges , we are ready with a solution /medicine /vaccine.
Venice has changed from a sewage city to one loved by dolphins ( So are Himalayas visible from Jallandhar !! )
The air is cleaner and the due respect that environment deserves must be provided post Corona too and International Environmental agreements are not junk ofcourse .
Bonding amongst family has increased and there is a happy break from things we thought or was projected as important.
Probably we would appreciate nature , hills , play and sport more .
The governments around the world and their incompetencies have been exposed .
South Korea could test its entire population for Corona but we couldn't . If we imagine each Indian district as a nation , then each of these districts must have the ability to deal with such pandemics independently. By that I mean testing kits .
They must be self sufficient .
Free healthy food outlets must have cropped up in each nook and corner and must precede declaration of Curfew .
Hunger is a far greater disease than Corona . But hunger is a poor man's disease unlike Corona which affects the rich aswell. We can very well say Corona is a socialist disease .
We need our Police to be more humane rather than just swing their lathi at free will . People have needs. People are hungry People need water . People are poor . People are homeless .
Lest these homeless be beaten up by some rogue policemen .
Lighting of Lamps doesn't drive Corona away but it does strengthen community bonding and is a psychological solace .
At the end of it all , one must urge our representatives /politicians to spend atleast 5 times more than what's being spent now on education and thus also research .
People are slowly being retrenched from Jobs , Unemployment gazes at the populace . People living hand to mouth are frozen , some my have to look at PDS ( Ration ki dukaan ) . Businesses without cash may close down.
This is the right time for government to first issue an order that there be no retrenchment for the next 6 months . A minimum salary of 20 K in the organised sector must be mandated and 50 % of the salary must be compensated by government for salary component above 20 K . The government must pay for 25 % of expenditure of all companies for the next 6 months . UBI ( Universal basic income ) must come into force and each family in unorganised sector must receive a minimum of 15 K INR.
Now people would ask what about inflation ?
Is it better to buy an apple costing 100 Rs for 300 or not have any money at all ( Applies to the most vulnerable ) .Inflation is fine when a pandemic like Corona tries to beat us down badly such that we never rise back again . Government must use its last resort of printing Currency .
Corona for a few of us atleast has made us realise who our real friends are at tough times and who aren't .
Whilst we all hope to see the sun from the tropics and greet each other in the real world and not just from screens , we do atleast sometimes in our heart whisper or shout " Go Corona Go " .
Nicely articulated thoughts Amith!
ReplyDeleteNo doubt Corona has shown us how precious our lives are and at same time one should enjoy every bit of it while spreading love and compassion. We dont know what can happen next. But , Corona can be a blessing and disguise for many and humorous also if we take it that way as if we have any other option, here it goes:
1. For our mother Earth, she is glowing and healing like never before. Mumma Earth got a break from her notorious kids for rejuvenation.
2. Chance to turn teetotaler, yeah you hear me right! People around the earth who have any addictions (alcohol, smoking, drugs), can now think of starting from a brand new page, as there are no news of people dying without alcohol, cigarettes (though there have been instances of withdrawal symptoms, anxiety, depression, sweating, shaking etc, but tell me whose is not having all these symptoms? So guys go ahead and give it a try.
3. For all those couples who were going to get married this April, God has given them another chance to rethink about it. ;)
4. In 2030, most of the kids are gonna ask their respective parents that why most of my friends are born in the month of December? No prizes for right answers here;) One minute silence for people who didnt get the joke. We are going to witness Quaranteens soon.
5. Surprisingly! Ramayana got highest TRP/viewership, but Ramayana and Mahabharata are shown to people during their last few days ;) and now they have reduced its telecasting time from one hour to half an hour, which gives clear indication of lockdown extension and keeping viewers engaged for few more days.
6. Its a life time opportunity, i mean who pays you for staying at home ,so stop cribbing and enjoy work from home.
7. If someone has benefited from this scheme maximum are one to ninth std kids, they are promoted to next level without exams, yup :D
8. When we just learned how to pronounce 'Quarantine' correctly there is another word 'Hydroxychloroquine', Really?
9. There is this joke going on that China created a group named COVID, added other counties and he himself left inflicting others.
10. Age old adage :United we stand proved wrong in COVID case...the more u distance yourself from others the more safer you are.
11. Finaly introverts are the winners, staying at home, no physical contact, no communication, what else can an introvert ask for?
12. Earlier when we sneezed or cough, we say someone is missing us but now its like God is checking your file, whether to call you up or not :D
13. Only china is not facing criticism, our beloved Corona beer is gona changed it name to avoid association with coronvirus outbreak. But as Shakespeare said whats in the name? It will still taste same with other name too. :D
14. We can stay years and years in toxic relations but cant stay for a month at home that too for our own safety. What an irony?
15. Corona thought us big gifts comes in small packets, yeah next time dont underestimate what little things can do. They have power to crash land entire economy and its people.
16. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is thanking her stars, as now she wont be blamed for all economic upheaval and GDP crash.
17. All bachelors to Corono : Dont even think of coming close to us, we are yet to get married and find our soulmates.
18. As all beauty parlous are closed, girls upperlips are giving competition to Singams mustache.
19. Couples are made for each other. Plz amend the work made with "maid". ;)
20. People who have habbit of counting notes by touch of their salivas, plz abstain from doing it, your puting Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) at severe risk of coronovirus. Country wont forgive you.
Enjoy and lets give mother earth a break, she needs and deserves every inch of it.
Thanks.
Nicely articulated thoughts Amith!
ReplyDeleteNo doubt Corona has shown us how precious are our lives and at same time one should enjoy every bit of it. You dont know what can happen next. But , it can be a blessing and disguise for many and humorous also if we take it that way as if we have any other option, here it goes:
1. For our mother Earth, she is glowing and healing like never before. Mumma Earth got a break from her notorious kids for rejuvenation.
2. Chance to turn teetotaler, yeah you hear me right! People around the earth who have any addictions (alcohol, smoking, drugs), can now think of starting from a brand new page, as there are no news of people dying without alcohol, cigarettes (though there have been instances of withdrawal symptoms, anxiety, depression, sweating, shaking etc, but tell me whose is not having all these symptoms? So guys go ahead and give it a try.
3. For all those couples who were going to get married this April, God has given them another chance to rethink about it. ;)
4. In 2030, most of the kids are gonna ask their respective parents that why most of my friends are born in the month of December? No prizes for right answers here;) One minute silence for people who didnt get the joke. We are going to witness Quaranteens soon.
5. Surprisingly! Ramayana got highest TRP/viewership, but Ramayana and Mahabharata are shown to people during their last few days ;) and now they have reduced its telecasting time from one hour to half an hour, which gives clear indication of lockdown extension and keeping viewers engaged for few more days.
6. Its a life time opportunity, i mean who pays you for staying at home ,so stop cribbing and enjoy work from home.
7. If someone has benefited from this scheme maximum are one to ninth std kids, they are promoted to next level without exams, yup :D
8. When we just learned how to pronounce 'Quarantine' correctly there is another word 'Hydroxychloroquine', Really?
9. There is this joke going on that China created a group named COVID, added other counties and he himself left inflicting others.
10. Age old adage :United we stand proved wrong in COVID case...the more u distance yourself from others the more safer you are.
11. Finaly introverts are the winners, staying at home, no physical contact, no communication, what else can an introvert ask for?
12. Earlier when we sneezed or cough, we say someone is missing us but now its like God is checking your file, whether to call you up or not :D
13. Only china is not facing criticism, our beloved Corona beer is gona changed it name to avoid association with coronvirus outbreak. But as Shakespeare said whats in the name? It will still taste same with other name too. :D
14. We can stay years and years in toxic relations but cant stay for a month at home that too for our own safety. What an irony?
15. Corona thought us big gifts comes in small packets, yeah next time dont underestimate what little things can do. They have power to crash land entire economy and its people.
16. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is thanking her stars, as now she wont be blamed for all economic upheaval and GDP crash.
17. All bachelors to Corono : Dont even think of coming close to us, we are yet to get married and find our soulmates.
18. As all beauty parlous are closed, girls upperlips are giving competition to Singams mustache.
19. Couples are made for each other. Plz amend the work made with "maid". ;)
20. People who have habbit of counting notes by touch of their salivas, plz abstain from doing it, your puting Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) at severe risk of coronovirus. Country wont forgive you.
Enjoy and lets give mother earth a break, she needs and deserves every inch of it.
Thanks.
This comment deserves a seperate post in itself.Well written Snehal
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