There is an acute shortage of Remsdvir , acute shortage of Beds, acute shortage of Oxygen and obviously shortage of Health care staff in many states. The news reports show Patients are running from one hospital to another in search of beds.
Why and how have we arrived at this stage so suddenly is a point to ponder ?Suddenly, why everyone has started demanding for Vaccination, when a few weeks ago...they were doubting the efficacy of it?
The answers that come to mind are as follows ;
One. The Administration Pre maturely started celebrating the Good work ; that they have successfully managed the Covid crisis.
Two. Once again, despite the time available, The administration did not prepare itself adequately, thinking that Worse is over.
Three. We the people have still not grasped the challenges the Virus has thrown to us and are trying to grapple with it in our usual style, that we have got used to, over a period of time. Many of us thought Science has answers for all the problems. There were many who did not want to Vaccinate, there were many who doubted the efficacy of vaccines, there were many who preached that Virus is a hoax and only immunity will save us...there were many who never wore masks and called Virus a propaganda by Govt and corporates to earn money. The current situation is the cumulative effect of all this.
Four. Administration's lackadaisical attitude towards Religious ceremonies and religious festivals. Why stringent steps not taken and curfew not imposed on Holi... is something that Administration has to answer particularly when they knew that our resources are limited ; can not provide beds, ambulances, medicines and oxygen in hospitals to treat so many patients.
Five. Why are Politicians organizing Political rallies, Rath yatras when they know that the Health Care system is bloody defunct and rotten and is incapable of handling stress. Why were they playing with the lives of people.
Six. Why could they not Ban all Political Rallies and instead use Technology for that purpose.
The Virus has spread now, we initially thought that , it could be controlled by Vaccine , now we know, that even Vaccine has limited efficacy.
What next then? What can be done to mitigate the risks involved ; health, business, jobs and so on.
In my opinion the answer is ; SELF DISCIPLINE and RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR.
When we say that We need to learn to live with this virus, it actually means that We need to ;
One. Discipline ourselves. Learn to Follow laid down instructions without making hue and cry. If a distance is to be maintained then it needs to get into our DNA that it has to be Bloody well maintained.
Two. Go back to Drawing boards and rework the Business plans and Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) so that we are able to function effectively in this new environment.
Two. Vaccinate ourselves.
Three. Avoid crowded places and touching things.
Four. All organisations, even Shopkeepers, Barber shop walla, Tea walla, Sabji wala need to prepare SOPs keeping in mind the new environment and implement them ruthlessly.
And Lastly, STOP POLITICISATION, wherever possible and whatever possible ; Help the Organisations and Administration in improving things... and implementing the instructions.
Once, the situation becomes normal, we can always sort out the Netas for the dereliction of responsibilities...there will be many elections ahead... but for that we need to survive.
