About a month ago a leading industrialist had called the National #lockdown a draconian measure. He had pitched for ‘Herd Immunity’ and implied sacrificing lives of our elders and the vulnerable for the so called (his version) of the greater good. (1/5)
Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell the brains behind #Sweden taking the controversial approach of fighting the virus without a strict lockdown has admitted that “Sweden should have done more”..and that their “strategy is resulting in too many deaths.”
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The cynics, the Modi-haters, the arm chair economists, had advocated following footsteps of Sweden- a country with no similarities to ours, country that has among the top per capita incomes in the world, has 0.75 % of India’s Population & has close to Zero absolute poverty..(3/5)
No one has ever denied that economic ramifications of the Lockdown are & will be unmatched. But it was about saving thousands of lives NOW and reviving economy subsequently. Lockdown was never about eradicating the virus, it was an intervention to better prepare ourselves. (4/5)
Today, we as a society are more educated and more equipped to handle larger number of #COVID19 Infections. Administration is experienced, the protocols are refined, COVID Warriors are better armed and citizens mentally & emotionally ready to fight this battle without panic.(5/5)
