With about 3 days to go for the 3-week lockdown to end, the number of COVID-19 positive cases in India has crossed 7,000 with close to 250 fatalities. The last few days have seen a surge, with the worrying thing being that we have cases being detected after death. The states of Odisha and Punjab have extended the lockdown till 30th April, and this is likely to happen in other states / nationally as well. We’ll know soon.
China is one place where the lockdown has been lifted, and reports indicate that people are flooding the streets. We’ll need to watch and see the impact. Many parts of the world are currently locked down / applying circuit-breakers, partially or completely. The number of deaths worldwide has crossed the 100,000 mark.
People have been told to stay home, practice social distancing everywhere and wear a mask in public. Face masks are now mandatory in Mumbai, and the world over, people are being encouraged to use masks.
but sadly, despite the clean air, we need to keep our faces covered.
While we’re all trying our best to stay safe at home, there are many restless people out there. Those who are regularly stepping out are the dangerous ones who could carry the virus back home.
The ones who are busy on social media are a blessing for all of us, as long as they don’t put out disturbing fake news. They continue to dig into archives, pull out interesting trivia, philosophize and lighten the stress of the corona virus pandemic.
While we’re trying to keep clean and safe, let us try to keep our surroundings clean and safe too.
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arathimy 