The Second Wave of China Outbreak Devasted India

 

The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has a devastating impact on India. The government was not prepared for the second wave, which infected millions of people and takes thousands of lives every day. Apocalyptic Lack of oxygen cylinder second wave of COVID-19 in India leaves families hunting for oxygen and non-availability of vaccines dealt a telling blow to the life of normal people. The medical infrastructure is completely incapable to handle the catastrophic situation. To date, only 10% of the total population were vaccinated Vaccine production failed to match with increasing demand which dented the country's reputation as a medical hub of the world. The government failed to chalk out a contingency plan to overcome the catastrophic situation. Lakhs of infected people throng outside the hospitals, which do not have enough beds for covid patients.The question remains unanswered is what causes a second wave of COVID-19?

The country was coming out of the deadly trap of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic  at the initial stage of 2021. The number of covid infected people were ceased to exist during that period and the same thing can be applied for death due to COVID-19. The Indian government started vaccine diplomacy and sends cartoon of covid vaccine to neighbouring and low-income countries. That was recalled as India's Covid diplomacy. The developed countries like the UK, Canada also received consignments of the covid vaccine. The economy was on the path to recovery. The blitzkrieg of COVID-19 in form of a second wave shadowed those shiny pictures. The sudden eruption was started from Maharastra, spread to Delhi and other parts of the country. Central and state government simultaneously failed to stop the unbridled spread of the fatal coronavirus. The mayhem of COVID-19  shakes the economy and normal life of common people. The FDI which earlier predicted a GDP growth of 12.5% for the economic year of 2021-22, later reduces the reduce the growth rate to 10.5% for the same financial year. The COVID-19 increased its fief during February of the year. Multiple reasons played their part in the sudden hike of covid infection. The election commission declared a schedule of election for five states and did not ban any kind of campaign or any kind of rules regulation during the campaign. Unbridled political campaigns work as a super spreader. The BCCI also played their parts to boost the momentum of the spread of COVID-19  infections. The test cricket between UK and India which was played in Ahmedabad, attended by 1,30000 spectators worsen the situation. Nobody pays any heed to keep a safe distance, mask the face. The religious congregations of Kumbh, Ramadin put the last nail on the coffin. The COVID-19 pandemic now took a catastrophic shape. The second wave of COVID-19 was more devastating comparing the first wave. The most enigmatic thing is that the central government did not impose any lockdown unlike the year back when the first wave of COVID-19 was broken out. The government did not impose any lockdown to avoid any economic slowdown when the country's economy was already in a disastrous slump. A couple of states clamped partial lockdown to reduce the severe impact of COVID-19. The situation became worsened during April-May as witnessed 400,000 daily infections and thousands of death every passing day.Second wave of COVID-19 in India reached to the peak poind during first week of May. Both central and state government stood in genuflect pose in front of COVID-19 might. The situation was worsened so much, that moment it appears that the whole country living in the castle of death. The ensuing mayhem took away the life of a couple of famous personalities. The country once helped other poor nation with the covid vaccine, now impose the ban on the export of covid vaccine and started to import duty-free vaccine to cripple the impact of the second wave of COVID-19. Now India started to import oxygen from the outside world to root out the scarcity of oxygen. Both government and people throw the guard into dusty recess, which enhances the spread of COVID-19.

The earlier triumphant over COVID-19 pandemic turned into a dying gnaw. As per the latest available data, the country has 19.7 million new cases of COVID-19 and the death count already surpassed 23,0000. This has a devastating impact on the already burdened healthcare facility. Medical scientists were awestruck by the sudden spread of coronavirus and tried to scale the potential of B.1.167 variants, which is prevalent in India. This variant of COVID-19  also found among people of the UK who are yet to be vaccinated. Whether the variant is more severe than SARS-Cov-2, which trampled the whole world, is a gargantuan question, which remains unanswered. According to some epidemiologists, B.1.617 is less severe than other variants like B.1.117, B.1.1.7, B.1.351 and P1.

Economic Impact of Second Wave of COVID-19

The impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy was huge. For the first time post-independence country experience negative GDP growth, which dealt a telling blow to the future of the country. India started to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic  during the first quarter of 2021. The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic dented the effort of economic resurgence. Although the impact was not as severe as in the previous year. The main reason behind the slowdown of economic growth in the current year is the imposition of lockdown by the various state to arrest the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This leads to the sudden hike in unemployment and increases the volume of poor people which was in a downward spiral during the financial year of 2018-19. Lockdown has a huge impact on the poor, living below the poverty line and daily wage earner. The government must propel the pace of vaccination, which is the only way to recover the economy current deep gulf. The vaccine produced by Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech failed to match the current need. Many economists expressed their calculated opinion that this discrepancy will exist till July. The country needs to vaccinate 510 million people to stop the fatal impact of the second wave of COVID-19. Vaccination and herd immunity will create a dyke against the fatal virus. To recover the economy pandemic from the current doldrum, the COVID-19 virus  must be defanged. The positive aspect is that movement of goods in intrastate and the interstate level was not stopped and various industries running smoothly. For some economists, the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic may not be trivial, but should not be long lasting. Government must contain inflation which is the natural outcome of COVID-19 catastrophe and potent enough to upset the economic growth.

Symptoms of second wave of COVID-19 in India

The momentum of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic infected more than 2 million population during the first half of April 2021. COVID-19 Symptoms of both waves were quite analogous. During the first wave, septuagenarian people were fallen prey to the COVID-19 virus and in the second wave, the younger people were falling under the noose of the fatal virus. The most disastrous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic second wave is the increasing number of children infected by the virus. More than 80,000 children test positive for the COVID-19, which is a cause for concern. The impact of the first wave was far-reaching, while the second wave spreads its tentacle to a couple of cities, towns and districts. The most crucial fact is the asymptomatic nature of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic which is the prime reason behind the harrowing spread of the coronavirus. The most important question is,how many active cases in India COVID-19 exist in India to date? As per the latest available data the number is hovering around 3 million.

Children Infected by COVID-19

The most enigmatic aspect of COVID-19 pandemic is, the increasing number of children affected by the coronavirus. Most of the cases are asymptomatic. During the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic 80,000 children are affected by the fatal virus. In the USA 13% of covid patients are children with an age group of 10-14 years. The number of children hospitalized due to the severity of COVID-19  infections is not huge. According to some epidemiologists, newborn babies also become victims of COVID-19 pandemic. In most cases, pregnant women infected by coronavirus transmit the virus to the new borne. Most of the infections are mild in nature and the recovery rate is cent per cent. The symptoms that are found in children are similar to the adult patients. The common symptoms COVID-19 pandemic are cough, fever, breathing difficulty, congestion, nausea etc. Nobody knows, how long do covid symptoms last.

Steps to be followed to protect children from COVID-19 pandemic

Below mentioned steps are mandatory to be followed to protect the children from the grab of COVID-19.

A. Maintain a social distancing - keep a distance of 6 feet from outsiders,
B. Face mask should be mandatory,
C. Wash hands in regular intervals with a sanitiser,
D. Wash floors and clean walls frequently,
E. Not to touch eyes, nose, mouth,
F. Allocate separate dish, plates, utensils for kids and keep those in a separate place,
G. Provide them separate towels and bedsheets,
H. Clean all those elements frequently touched by family members regularly

Older People Infected by COVID-19

Septuagenarian people are most affected by COVID-19 pandemic with a higher death count comparing to people of other age groups. Older people are easily fallen prey to the coronavirus. Most septuagenarian people are suffered from cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes which dented their immunity system and makes them the easy victim of coronavirus. As per the latest available report of WHO, 95% of people who died due to coronavirus infection are people above 60 years of age.

How to Protect Older People from COVID-19 Pandemic

A. Old age people must restrict themselves inside the home,
B. Older people should stay connected with the rest of the world. Various social welfare organizations need to play a prime role to rescue the older age people from the self-created separate isle,
C. Vaccination will provide the older age people with the much-needed talisman against fatal coronavirus,
D. Older age people need to be encouraged to involve themselves in an immune-building regimen. Regular exercise will provide them with the much-needed talisman against the COVID-19 pandemic,

E. Government must provide financial help to the septuagenarian people to remain self-dependent during the current torrid time 

The Indian government decision to import vaccine from foreign countries and boost the production of homemade vaccine will decapitate the spread of coronavirus. The above-mentioned strategy will boost the economy, raise the financial condition of common people and enhance the employment rate. The downward crescendo of the COVID-19 pandemic case is the silver line on the horizon.

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