New Delhi, Exactly three years ago, daily Covid-19 cases in India had hit 4.1 lakh, as the country was battling the worst phase of the pandemic and a return to normalcy seemed a distant dream.
While cases and deaths gradually declined and India returned to normalcy and people learned to live with the virus, the scars of lockdown and death remained.
Recalling his ordeal, Eric Massey, whose mother died allegedly due to lack of oxygen at Jaipur Golden Hospital in 2021, said public memory is really short.
He pointed out, "Now that elections are taking place, COVID-19 is no longer an issue for any party. Governments shirk their responsibility and avoid any accountability, even That people have also forgotten about it.,
Atiya Khusro, a 60-year-old Noida resident who battled severe COVID-19 in 2021, described the duration of the pandemic as unprecedented and said it felt like life would never be the same.
Three years have passed but the scars still remain, he said.
“I lost my brother to COVID in December 2020. Not a day goes by when I don't miss him. He was very healthy and full of life and had so much to live for.. The void left by his death can never be filled,” Khusro said.Gyanander Bhati owned a transport company before 2020, but he lost everything during the pandemic. He is now a driver at AIIMS and earns Rs 25,000 a month, one-tenth of what he earned three years ago.
“My business completely collapsed during the Covid crisis and lockdown period,” he said. To make ends meet, he cut down his expenses drastically and shifted his children to a cheaper school.
According to experts, the virus that has killed more than 5.3 lakh people and infected nearly 4.5 crore people in India has become endemic and the symptoms are much less like the common cold.India lifts COVID-related restrictions after March 31, 2022.
Dr. Sanjay Rai said, "Variants will keep coming. This is an RNA virus so mutations are bound to happen but there will be no increase in cases. It is unlikely that the severity and deaths will increase in the future. There is no need to worry now." ." said senior epidemiologist and a professor at the Center for Community Medicine, AIIMS-Delhi.
Dr. Randeep Guleria, former AIIMS director, Covid cases will continue and the virus is here to stay.
De Guleria said, "Although it is not a concern as of now, the variants should be tracked and genomic sequencing should be done. The disease has become endemic in the country and we need to treat SARS-CoV-2 like any other viral disease." "We must begin responding to CoV2." Who is currently the Chairman of Internal Medicine, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Medanta Hospital, said.The World Health Organization announced on May 5, 2023 that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency. However, the elderly and immunocompromised people need to take extra precautions as they are more likely to develop more severe forms of the disease.
Recalling the nightmare, Jyoti, a 30-year-old housewife in Delhi's Mayur Vihar, said, "There was a lot of fear. I wondered if life would ever be possible without masks and sanitizers. I wondered if my children would go back to physical health." To go to school properly.,
In a post on Were." 26th day and survived. I will never forget how we dealt with corruption at every step.,
Robin Bhakhan, a lawyer, told Years in darkness."
While cases and deaths gradually declined and India returned to normalcy and people learned to live with the virus, the scars of lockdown and death remained.
Recalling his ordeal, Eric Massey, whose mother died allegedly due to lack of oxygen at Jaipur Golden Hospital in 2021, said public memory is really short.
He pointed out, "Now that elections are taking place, COVID-19 is no longer an issue for any party. Governments shirk their responsibility and avoid any accountability, even That people have also forgotten about it.,
Atiya Khusro, a 60-year-old Noida resident who battled severe COVID-19 in 2021, described the duration of the pandemic as unprecedented and said it felt like life would never be the same.
Three years have passed but the scars still remain, he said.
“I lost my brother to COVID in December 2020. Not a day goes by when I don't miss him. He was very healthy and full of life and had so much to live for.. The void left by his death can never be filled,” Khusro said.Gyanander Bhati owned a transport company before 2020, but he lost everything during the pandemic. He is now a driver at AIIMS and earns Rs 25,000 a month, one-tenth of what he earned three years ago.
“My business completely collapsed during the Covid crisis and lockdown period,” he said. To make ends meet, he cut down his expenses drastically and shifted his children to a cheaper school.
According to experts, the virus that has killed more than 5.3 lakh people and infected nearly 4.5 crore people in India has become endemic and the symptoms are much less like the common cold.India lifts COVID-related restrictions after March 31, 2022.
Dr. Sanjay Rai said, "Variants will keep coming. This is an RNA virus so mutations are bound to happen but there will be no increase in cases. It is unlikely that the severity and deaths will increase in the future. There is no need to worry now." ." said senior epidemiologist and a professor at the Center for Community Medicine, AIIMS-Delhi.
Dr. Randeep Guleria, former AIIMS director, Covid cases will continue and the virus is here to stay.
De Guleria said, "Although it is not a concern as of now, the variants should be tracked and genomic sequencing should be done. The disease has become endemic in the country and we need to treat SARS-CoV-2 like any other viral disease." "We must begin responding to CoV2." Who is currently the Chairman of Internal Medicine, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Medanta Hospital, said.The World Health Organization announced on May 5, 2023 that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency. However, the elderly and immunocompromised people need to take extra precautions as they are more likely to develop more severe forms of the disease.
Recalling the nightmare, Jyoti, a 30-year-old housewife in Delhi's Mayur Vihar, said, "There was a lot of fear. I wondered if life would ever be possible without masks and sanitizers. I wondered if my children would go back to physical health." To go to school properly.,
In a post on Were." 26th day and survived. I will never forget how we dealt with corruption at every step.,
Robin Bhakhan, a lawyer, told Years in darkness."
