I Am Very Angry Today!! Day 7 of the Lockdown.

Clear sky and a bit of morning chill welcomes me to my third-floor terrace for my morning walk. The Sun had already begun its journey for the day and the birds were fluttering around in singles, doubles and in groups. Peacocks kept on calling from all directions, but as usual they remain invisible behind the foliage. Spotting them is difficult unless they willingly perch high on some tree or on the roof terrace. While walking, desultorily my eyes moves from one tree to the other to spot and shoot them with my handycam, but in vain. I completed my three-fourth quota of walking target, as I had to take some status updates before the official videoconferences at 9:00 am and 11:00 am respectively.

Working form home is difficult. Yes, your work multiplies – apart from being lazy for the official works, many household chores including making up your room just before the conference, setting up your sitting position and the camera angle in such a way that the camera reflects neat and tidy look of your bachelor status room. Today, the day has been very busy with official commitments at home!

It is time for the news update now. I am aghast to know about the continued gathering of about 2000 people in a religious conference, in which more than 30 are found to be COVID-19 positive, about 1100 have been quarantined and many are being traced out by various state governments. It is learnt that more than 200 are foreign nationals. It is learnt that from Tamil Nadu itself more than 1000 people had participated as delegate in the conference organized by Tablighi Jamaat. Spread of Corona Virus to them and passed on by them to others must have gone into big numbers by now. Next 10 days may see the number of COVID-19 cases exploding all over, not only from Tamil Nadu but from various parts of India too. And, I am not imagining. South Korea has already experienced the pain of such a congregation. Many deaths have already occurred due to this religious conference and we will be seeing many many more in coming few days.

How irresponsible people can be despite their education (assuming that in conference only educated people take part), this nonsensical incidence is an example. All this happened despite the lockdown and that too in the heart of the national capital. It is failure of local administration and is intelligence failure as well, thus one and all related to this gross negligence too must be held accountable and punished. Even a single incidence like this is going to reverse all the hard work done by the government machinery, the health care angels who are risking their own lives to save others and each of us who have locked ourselves in our homes. When will good sense prevail!

Till 6^th day, I was sure that by 21^st day we will be in control of COVID-19. But as we close on the 7^th day i.e. the first week of the three weeks long lockdown, the confidence in me seems to be ebbing away. Are we not staring at increased number of deaths! Increased infections! Extended lockdown! Depleting economy! Empty stomachs! More Deaths!

Let good sense prevail in all of us, irrespective of our faiths and beliefs. Because, we can have the luxury of our faiths and beliefs only if we win the race against Corona!

But, right now, I am very angry today!

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