COVID-19 : After The Lockdown

A commendable action does not mean a commendable gain. But in case of Covid-19 humanity seems to be winning the battle albeit painfully slow.  The lockdown has been been borne by the majority with a stoic acceptance and somewhat as fait accompli. 

But the act of closing the movement of people albeit imperative has slowed down the economy by bringing to halt the churning wheels of daily chores. In some cases businesses have come to sudden halt  impairing income especially that of daily wage earners and the downtrodden.  

Death looms large and people stay inside peeping out only for the essentials - medicine, grocery and milk. This has been a terrible inconvenience for active souls. Locked up in the house they have come to know the number of cracks in the wall hitherto neglected. Well not only this a large number of issues must have come to life in this stale air of stillness. Of conjugal relationship less highlighted the better. 

But the stress is telling not only among the people bolted within the four corners of the house but on the Governments as well. The economy must spin and wheels of progress must go round and round as they did before this coronavirus was heaped upon the unsuspecting humanity.   

After strict lockdown and amelioration the things need to open a step at a time. But in case of economy the haste is obvious in a poverty stricken country like India. In spite of all the precautions - Stay At Home - many places in our country are still in red zone and even during the relief containment zones would be locked proper with no respite to those within. 

How long this will go on nobody knows. Well it depends upon the efficiency and speed of testing and the effectiveness of quarantine.  People will bear in silence but the religious zealots are the biggest threat. Yes internal order is of utmost importance and the administration would find it difficult to contain in case of such leaks.    

The final solution it seems is not the heat nor the CHQ or any other panacea, it is the development of effective vaccine that will win the battle. That is more than a year away hence the Government will loosen the lock down in places with less incursion of the pandemic. 

This will be the post lockdown period and a dangerous one in the sense that community movement will start fervently even whence the malady is there albeit in some other quarters. The cautious one's will have to use all the etiquette learned during the active period in their realms.  The not so cautious one's will be playing with fire and increasing the chance of spread once again. 

As rightly pointed out this malady is not restricted by boundaries whether state or International. It would not infect on basis of caste, creed or colour. It will be for each person to save himself from this deadly virus. 

One will have to live in a virtual lockdown, in isolation, distancing during work, avoiding get togethers hence no parties, avoiding places where crowd could be formed. It certainly will be different World the one with which we are terribly unfamiliar. There will be noose hanging over all the time.   

The post lockdown period would not a period of absolute emancipation it would a freedom at possible cost. Hence take care!

• This is the price we will be paying for desecrating rules of nature and causing an environmental disaster. As the first step, lets stop felling trees and killing and consuming wild life forms. All the wet markets selling exotic meat have to be shut down permanently. We now know how caged animals feel. Lets stop keeping pets in cages and aquariums zoonotic disease may be transmitted not only by meat consumption, the pets may be the transmitter in future. 

There is no other option.  Keep Safe! 
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As a freelance Naturalist he loves to blog on wildlife, tigers, conservation and environmental issues hence the article.
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