India takes a bold step

[Aupmanyav]

Complete Lock-down in 90% of India for 21 days.
Till April 14.
We can go out only from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. to get supplies.
Various steps to help business and poor people.

 

[Howard Is]

I wish you all the best. You’re a smart man. I’m sure you know what to do.
Are you in an urban or rural environment ?

 

[Jainarayan]

It seems India has been doing something right all along. In a nation of 1.3 billion there are slightly less than 600 cases of Coronavirus. What does India know and do that the West doesn’t?

Coronavirus India Updates: Coronavirus cases in India at 562, Maharashtra cases at 116

Coronavirus in India: Covid-19 tally at 591 as Maharashtra records fresh cases

 

[Aupmanyav]

You’re a smart man. I’m sure you know what to do.
Are you in an urban or rural environment ?

Not much really. We are fortunate to have a strong and wise Prime Minister in Narendra Modi.
I am in Delhi, one of the 30 million in the city.

 

[Lyndon]

IMHO lockdown is not going to work in India, it seems more people will die of starvation than die of the virus, what do you think Aupmanyav??

 

[sun rise]

I don't know how completely India is testing people. But given the US's totally terrible fumbling of that simple task, I do have to wonder.

But whatever the true number is, I wish India well.

 

[George-ananda]

Complete Lock-down in 90% of India for 21 days.
Till April 14.
We can go out only from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. to get supplies.
Various steps to help business and poor people.

If everyone goes out at the same time that would cause major crowds at those times wouldn't it?

It's hard for me to imagine the ripple effects on India with its dramatic teeming streets and hectic commerce. I live in suburban America and can kind of grasp how things still work.

And what if the virus likely only ramps up after 21 days (considering it's quite rare now in India).

I just have a hard time seeing the Lock-down end strategy for this in India and America.

How much economic setback can India accept? Won't it be the poorest as usual that will feel it and suffer the most?

 

[MNoBody]

be well, be aware,
best wishes from canukistan

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Complete Lock-down in 90% of India for 21 days.
Till April 14.
We can go out only from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. to get supplies.
Various steps to help business and poor people.

Crowd all grocery stores during a three-hour window every day so there's not even breathing room? Brilliant leadership there (sarcasm).

 

[Aupmanyav]

IMHO lock-down is not going to work in India, it seems more people will die of starvation than die of the virus, what do you think Aupmanyav??

That brought on the 22-day lock-down, covering hundreds of cities and some 500,000 villages. Governments (National and State) will provide food and money to many (we are not short of food). If the situation worsens, then, we may not be able to handle it like in China. China had the problem in one province. We have the problem in nearly all states due to people returning from other countries and tourists who have come in. It is a dangerous situation, and the Corona fighters are doing an excellent job. Let us see how it develops.

Crowd all grocery stores during a three-hour window every day so there's not even breathing room? Brilliant leadership there (sarcasm).

No. The rules are no crowding, not more than five people at the shop, they have to be at a reasonable 5-6 ft away from the counter (they have put barriers). The shop-keepers will be afraid of their own lives and will follow the rules.

 

[Vinayaka]

Crowd all grocery stores during a three-hour window every day so there's not even breathing room? Brilliant leadership there (sarcasm).

India doesn't have many large supermarkets. More small shops and street vendors.

 

[Aupmanyav]

But whatever the true number is, I wish India well.

We believe the government and a very active media are reporting correctly. We know by the hour the number of confirmed and suspected people, Indian and foreign separately, which city or area, deaths. Indians arriving from other countries and where they have been quarantined. India has moved out of dark-ages, if you know, and is the biggest market for TVs and mobile phones. Even the villagers know what is happening where.

How much economic setback can India accept? Won't it be the poorest as usual that will feel it and suffer the most?

Generally, the incubation period is 14 days, that is why a 21-day lock-down.
Whatever economic cost we will have, we will have to bear like all other countries. Otherwise it will be both, economic costs as well as deaths. There is no escape from the dilemma.

India doesn't have many large supermarkets. More small shops and street vendors.

See them when you come to India. They may not be as large as in other countries, but they are numerous along with the smaller retail shops.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Crowd all grocery stores during a three-hour window every day so there's not even breathing room? Brilliant leadership there (sarcasm).

We learn.

We learnt when agricultural crop info and market situation was available on internet, we learnt when electronic payments came, we learnt when children were not able to go to school, we managed lessons on internet. Learning is a life-long occupation. Life is facing situations as they arise.

 

[MNoBody]

looks like this exercise is a great way to instill trust and familiarity between people...what a great way to unite the disparate family of man [heavy sarcasm]

 

[Aupmanyav]

You are welcome to your sarcasm, but we generally do succeed against problems, whether it is a communal riot, or floods or disease. Yeah, we have great variety, religion, ethnic, linguistic. Even people who have not stepped beyond stone age. Is that a problem? Certainly not. We delight in our diversity.

 

[MNoBody]

it is the same globally...we are all in the same boat.... be well

 

[Shad]

It seems India has been doing something right all along. In a nation of 1.3 billion there are slightly less than 600 cases of Coronavirus. What does India know and do that the West doesn’t?

Chinese workers are not cheaper than the native Indian work force.

 

[Jainarayan]

Chinese workers are not cheaper than the native Indian work force.

What!?

 

[Yazata]

I like the idea of marks on the street to separate people who are standing in line. The US where I live should copy it.

India impresses me sometimes. (The world's largest democracy.)

Stay well India.

 

[Shad]

What!?

Indian and China are in competition for outsourcing of Western industry. Both have cheap wage work forces. Ergo less visa workers carrying the virus as India does not need cheap Chinese labour

Why do you think Italy was hit so hard in a specific area? Northern Italy is it's textile industry center which employs tens of thousands of Chinese visa workers many of which returned from Chinese New Years on Jan 25. India does not have such dependencies on foreign workers from China. More so Italy was pressured by the CCP by pulling PC babble like hug a Chinese person stunts.... Think about it. Indian isn't driven politically by PC and diversity babble. Half the EU is.