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Yes, there is no doubt our government was sloppy in responding to Corornavirus outbreak, and now, it seems out of place to decide what to do to tackle a crisis that is slowly getting out of their control. Ours is an underdeveloped, overpopulated and poorly educated nation, and we hardly make good decisions and take right actions in the time of a crisis. The government has made mistakes in underestimating the gravity of a global crisis and many people are likely to pay huge price for it, and in the process image of the government will ultimately get tarnished.
But, please look at what many ordinary people are doing, except for some great people including doctors, healthcare workers and generous donors across the country. They simply don't care about what the government is telling--stay home, stay safe. No, they don't really care, because we are among the least law-abiding nations in the world. We are born in droves and we die in droves, often we kill ourselves by taking stupid and unnecessary risks. I suspect lots of people will die from Covid-19 simply because of this self-killing tendency and it has probably started. Even if I die from Covid-19 now, it will be likely because I have been stupid too. Apart from staying home, we also need to do something positive and creative, so our time during the lockdown is worthwhile and well-spent. Let us read books, watch movies, dramas etc and help in household activities.
Also, please stop flooding social media with real or fake news or videos one after another everyday. We are already connected globally by Internet, and we already have enough information about the pandemic. So, please don't make people more upset about spreading more bad news. There are well placed sources to get updates on global and national figures of Covid-19 infections and deaths. So, you don't need to post it like a scorer of a cricket match hourly or daily basis. You cannot treat figures of people getting sick or dying like scorecard if you are really sorry about their suffering.
Real people make right decisions in the time of a crisis. Maybe our government has failed, but it is up to us if we would like to fail too. We may not be alive to see what happened at the end!
But, please look at what many ordinary people are doing, except for some great people including doctors, healthcare workers and generous donors across the country. They simply don't care about what the government is telling--stay home, stay safe. No, they don't really care, because we are among the least law-abiding nations in the world. We are born in droves and we die in droves, often we kill ourselves by taking stupid and unnecessary risks. I suspect lots of people will die from Covid-19 simply because of this self-killing tendency and it has probably started. Even if I die from Covid-19 now, it will be likely because I have been stupid too. Apart from staying home, we also need to do something positive and creative, so our time during the lockdown is worthwhile and well-spent. Let us read books, watch movies, dramas etc and help in household activities.
Also, please stop flooding social media with real or fake news or videos one after another everyday. We are already connected globally by Internet, and we already have enough information about the pandemic. So, please don't make people more upset about spreading more bad news. There are well placed sources to get updates on global and national figures of Covid-19 infections and deaths. So, you don't need to post it like a scorer of a cricket match hourly or daily basis. You cannot treat figures of people getting sick or dying like scorecard if you are really sorry about their suffering.
Real people make right decisions in the time of a crisis. Maybe our government has failed, but it is up to us if we would like to fail too. We may not be alive to see what happened at the end!
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