3. Social Murder
- A murderer is disguise
- Creating inhospitable conditions
- Death appears to be natural, but is it?
Let’s look at some key COVID Statistics of India
- 2nd highest no. of confirmed COVID cases in the world
- 3rd highest no. of COVID deaths in the world
- Reported more confirmed COVID cases in a day than all other
countries combined on May 10, 2021
Are these the records we intend on
breaking?
4. First wave of COVID
- Blame the migrant laborers
Second wave of COVID
- Blame the attitude of people
The State?
- Busy building statues and rallying for elections
The Country?
- Citizens left to fend for themselves
- Resulting in Social Darwinism
5. Points Covered
First wave (Everyone took it seriously)
Second wave (No one took it seriously)
Impact on economy (No one cares about it)
West Bengal elections (Govt cares about it)
Social gatherings including Kumbh (That’s religious so no Comment)
Steps taken by Indian govt till now and way forward (Shortage of content)
Foreign govts handling pandemic (As good as BJP in elections)
Conclusion (Wait for it )
6. - The first outbreak of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, China
Province in early Dec 2019 & we know that China is the
biggest manufacture of everything, how this virus could be
small.
- On 30th January 2020, the World Health Organization
(WHO) declared an outbreak, a Public Health Emergency of
International Concern (PHEIC) just like on 8th November
2016.(Demonetization)
- In India, within a month later on 3rd March, two more cases
were reported just like GST & PNB fraud.
- To control this spread, the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MoHFW) issued travel advisory restrictions but we
can’t stop Vijay Malia & Nirav Modi.
7. - The first wave of Covid 19 in India is similar to
India’s growth rate, increasing but at very low
pace.
- On 13th march 2020, India has 112 active
cases, it is a very small number but who knows
that this number will turnout to be as big as
Commonwealth fraud but the only difference is
of some Crores.
- As we know, Government launched Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan but the virus has taken this one
seriously because people didn’t.
8. - On 22nd March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged people to
follow 14 hours of Janata curfew in India . On 24th March first phase of
21 days lockdown started in India.
- On 31st March, a Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation event in Delhi,
emerged as a super spreader event for India.
- Due to this lock down, mobility in grocery and pharmacy, recreation and
retail, transit to station visits to parks, and workplaces reduced by 64.2%,
70.51%, 65.6%, 46.17 and 60.03% respectively.
- In April 2020, the monthly all-India unemployment rate hit a high of
23.5%, according to CMIE.
- On 12th May 2020, the mega Rs 20 Lakh Crore stimulus package was
announced & this package has been used effectively as can be seen from the
current situation.(2nd wave)
- The combined package works out to roughly 10 per cent of the GDP but
the actual impact on the economy till now is just like Anil Kapoor in Mr.
India.(Invisible)
12. Reasons behind outbreak of Second Wave of
COVID-19
- Mutation of virus
- Contamination of Virus in the Air
- Exposure to high population
- Outbreak in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh etc.
13. Second wave of COVID-19
- Better and deadly Virus
- Mutation of Virus
- Increase in Deaths vastly
- 1 Billion population is at risk
- Preparation for new strains
Second wave of Govt. steps
- Better and vast Social gatherings
- Election Rallies and Kumbh
- Lack of oxygen and Masks
- Vaccination of ministers at Prime
- Getting Underground
14.
15. Aviation and Tourism
People are unlikely to travel for leisure which impacted the inflow of tourists, drastically
reducing the money flow in this sector.
Auto Sector
Due to falling demands and global recession, the manufacturing of auto parts and
automobiles have taken a major hit.
16. Restaurant Services
The majority of Indian restaurants are required to
shut down their dine-in services when the lockdown
began.
This majorly impacted the dine-ins, pubs, cafes etc.
Textile Industry
The export of raw materials from India has been
majorly affected.
The raw material unavailability and depletion in work
force has resulted in reduced demands and purchasing
capacities.
17. Pharmaceutical Industry
With Covid spreading rapidly, the demand for medication has become primary which has inevitably lead
to a surge in drug prices.
IT Industry
The dependence of the IT sector on many sectors has resulted in major impacts on purchasing ability.
Impacted the requirement of additional work-force and inflow of revenue in this sector.
Raw material and Electronic parts
The imports have dropped to 40% due to the pandemic.
Indian government came up with the promotion indigenous production.
18. West Bengal Elections
- Start of Election Campaign
- Covid -19 Guidelines by Election Commission of India
- Election Campaign by all political parties
- PM elated to see large crowd
- Spike of cases in West Bengal in second half of March
- Issue of warnings by Election Commission of India
19. - Denial of BJP
- BJP limits crowd to 500 people: Change in plans
20. Global Media Take
- Times London carried the headline "Modi flounders in India’s gigantic
second wave"
- The Guardian said “The system has collapsed: India’s descent into
Covid hell”
- FT blamed: “The devastation has sparked outrage at the lack of
preparation among officials who believed the worst of the pandemic
was over.”
21. Social Gatherings: Religion,
Sentiments or Life?
- Many religious gatherings amidst the 2nd
wave
- Life of thousands at stake
- Personal public ceremonies
- Super Spreader : Mighty Mahakumbh
22. Kumbh Mela
- More than 9.1 million participated
- 68 top seers tested positive between Apr 5 &
14
- Mahamandaleshwar Kapil Dev Das, 65, of the
Nirwani akhada, one of the 13 main akadas, died
- Govt’s appeal to make it ‘Symbolic’
- Pilgrims affected their respective states too
23. Various aspects and what
could have been done?
- More stricter measures
- Was Kumbh necessary?
- Was the govt unaware?
- Various factors responsible
- Different opinions
25. Steps taken by the Govt.
- PM Cares Fund to procure 1.5 lakh units of Oxycare system at a
cost of Rs. 322.5 Crore.
- India has vaccinated over 15 Crore of People so far.
- India to get 217 Crore vaccine doses between August –
December 2021
- 51.6 Crore doses ordered to cater to the demand till July 2021.
- Indian Railways strengthening the fight against Covid. So far,
12630 MT of oxygen delivered across India through rail.
- Govt. releases Rs. 8923.9 Crore to Panchayats in 25 states for
strengthening battle against Covid in Rural India.
- Food grains being distributed under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Anna Yojana – III – 5.88 LMT food grains supplied to 28 states /
Uts for over 80 Crore beneficiaries.
- Threefold increase in production of Remdesivir across India.
- Medical personnel completing 100 days of COVID duties to be
given priority in forthcoming regular government recruitments.
27. Role of Citizens
- Serve as a role model
- Stay positive
- Help community members in need (Ex. Delivery of food packets,
sanitizer & essential items to needy people)
- Get vaccinated
- Respect lockdown guidelines
- Spread Right knowledge, right videos and don’t spread rumors
about vaccines
- No participation in Social gatherings
- Use of Face covers
- Following social distancing
- Continue social movements in innovative ways
- Donate to your nearest nonprofit or civil society organization who is
working to alleviate the distress of migrants and other vulnerable
groups
- Work with the Government
- Assisting Businesses in need
28. COVID-19: A global pandemic
- Governments worldwide faced with
unprecedented measures
- Standouts can be taken as a model for
implementation
- A common features noticed among the
COVID response of such countries is early
action and aggressive monitoring with the
necessary testing/tracing/quarantining measures
to wrestle down even the smallest outbreaks
30. Three big lessons we need
to take away as we head into
the next phase of the
pandemic
- Falling from grace? Maybe
- Zeroes to Heroes
- Leadership Matters
