Thread by @sumanthraman

The inescapable conclusion is that the 2nd wave of #Covid has stared in India. Not just in Maharashtra or Kerala. Cases are rising in many States,Punjab, Telangana,Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Delhi etc.This is a big worry as we have wasted the last month by not speeding up vaccination

of the vulnerable. We cannot lockdown the economy again but we need to do the following ASAP.
1.Reintroduce the ban on crowds, large gatherings, rallies.
2.Enforce fines for not wearing masks.
3.Speed up vaccination by opening 24*7 vaccination centers
4.Encourage work from home

for those workers who can.
5.Start ICE campaign perhaps with celebrities saying that #COVID19 risk very much remains and that precautions must continue to be taken.
6.Enhance capacity for monitoring for new strains
7.Get rid of this app based registration process

and make vaccine available to whoever needs it. Maintaining a record of who has been vaccinated and issuing a vaccine card is more than sufficient.
8.Tighter controls on incoming International passengers at our airports
9.Home diagnostic tests to be approved and launched

10.Tighter checks on restaurants to ensure fewer violations
All this can be done without much damage to economy. If we do not do this NOW, another lockdown with disastrous consequences will become inevitable. @RAKRI1 @Vijayabaskarofl @CMOTamilNadu @MoHFW_INDIA @drharshvardhan