There is a situation of outcry once again in the whole world including India regarding the corona epidemic. There is only one question everywhere, what if Corona becomes uncontrollable? Will there be a lockdown once again? Will people once again have to leave all work and be imprisoned in their homes? The statement of Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) has come on this issue. Soumya Swaminathan clearly says that lockdown is not the solution. According to him, now there is an understanding in the world about corona infection and its different variants. Scientists know how to cope with this disease. People have also become aware. For this reason the lockdown should not be imposed.
WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said this at an event organized in Thiruvanmiyur, Kerala. Speaking at the inauguration of the Poshan Udyan in the presence of Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan, he said, "We did not know much about it during the first wave of the corona pandemic. This is the reason why many countries imposed lockdown. It is not so now.
According to him, three things have to be taken special care to avoid the epidemic. No close contact, distance from crowds and mandatory masks. Those who follow them will be safe. Praising India's vaccination campaign, he said that the needy people should now take booster doses as well. Soumya Swaminathan said that COVID-19 is another disease like influenza. Preventive measures are also common such as regular walking, exercise, balanced diet and maintaining weight according to height.
There is a possibility of lockdown once again in the capital Delhi. Such news has disturbed the migrant laborers. Last time too, the migrant laborers had to bear the maximum brunt of the lockdown in the capital. Migrant workers and daily wage workers fear that another round of lockdown could push them into a dire financial crisis that they will never recover from. Weekly and Night Curfew has already been announced in Delhi. According to official data, the positivity rate in the national capital is over 15.34 per cent. Meaning the situation has become red alert.
Meena Devi, a migrant laborer in Karawal Nagar, said, "My family is not worried about the corona epidemic. The poor never get this disease. We are more concerned that if there is another lockdown, we will not survive the financial crisis. Apart from Delhi, restrictions are in place in states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh which share borders with the national capital.
