SOME BASIC REASONS WHY CORONA PLAYING HAVOC IN INDIA

Besides mass gatherings of people, like religious festivals, election rallies or cricket matches, as the super spreader of Corona and the Indian government’s insensitive handling of the pandemic, some inherent factors contribute to the catastrophe the nation is facing. 1. With a population of 1.4 billion, mostly living in minimal spaces, sanitation and social distances are the problems. 2. A vast majority of people are daily workers where the priority is to earn enough wages to buy food for the day rather than being concerned for the social safety net. 3. There is an embedded myth that poor hygiene trains …