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Pleased to see people in Pak 
become alarmed by the pandemic since situation has worsened in India 
But that does not mean what happened in is also guaranteed to happen in . To understand what happened in , you have to go back to 2020. From start of the pandemic, BJP-
become alarmed by the pandemic since situation has worsened in India But that does not mean what happened in is also guaranteed to happen in . To understand what happened in , you have to go back to 2020. From start of the pandemic, BJP-
govt played nationalist politics, asked people to beat corona by clapping, beating utensils, lighting candles, and continuously downplayed severity of the crisis by releasing incomplete & biased data to justify whatever policy decisions they were taking. https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/india-coronavirus-cases-response-data-crisis_in_5ec49658c5b6956f4169fb4f
India is a unique example since it tried to opt for a Wuhan-style national lockdown. According to data released by govt in May, lockdown was successful in lowering R value, but nobody knows what model was used or how these figures were calculated. https://theprint.in/health/indias-r-value-steady-at-1-23-despite-easing-of-lockdown-restrictions/431600/
was used, if any. No research has ever been made public
Indian media kept feeding the narrative; total lockdown was necessary, without total lockdown cases would cross 820,000 by Apr 15 (when there were 10k cases)
Nobody knows where this number came from https://scroll.in/article/959005/covid-19-ministry-claim-india-would-hit-8-20-lakh-cases-by-april-15-without-lockdown-is-questioned
Indian media kept feeding the narrative; total lockdown was necessary, without total lockdown cases would cross 820,000 by Apr 15 (when there were 10k cases)
Nobody knows where this number came from https://scroll.in/article/959005/covid-19-ministry-claim-india-would-hit-8-20-lakh-cases-by-april-15-without-lockdown-is-questioned
Indian govt also claimed there would be zero new Covid19 cases in India by May 16. Nobody knows how this conclusion was arrived at.
In reality, on May 16, India saw the highest spike in number of cases by then. https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/health-ministry-covid19-pandemic-case-prediction-graph-1678917-2020-05-17
In reality, on May 16, India saw the highest spike in number of cases by then. https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/health-ministry-covid19-pandemic-case-prediction-graph-1678917-2020-05-17
This didn't stop India from declaring premature 'success' of its policies in tackling Covid 
Indian govt claimed that peak of the 1st wave was delayed by a month to June, due to its stringent lockdown policies, providing them with valuable time to strengthen healthcare system
Indian govt claimed that peak of the 1st wave was delayed by a month to June, due to its stringent lockdown policies, providing them with valuable time to strengthen healthcare system
Apart from few charts, no data was revealed about these projections; scientific methodology was never made public.
In reality, 2 months of grinding lockdown in reportedly crippled 75% of Indian economy, while cases rose to 4th highest in the world. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-brazil-growth-rate-fastest-among-the-worst-hit-countries/articleshow/76277293.cms
In reality, 2 months of grinding lockdown in
reportedly crippled 75% of Indian economy, while cases rose to 4th highest in the world. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-brazil-growth-rate-fastest-among-the-worst-hit-countries/articleshow/76277293.cms
But 'the world's most strict lockdown' was put in place by Modi without consulting with scientists or key ministries.
However it was believed that lockdown gave officials much needed time to ramp up medical facilities & healthcare infrastructure https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56561095
However it was believed that lockdown gave officials much needed time to ramp up medical facilities & healthcare infrastructure https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56561095
But India failed to utilise the time provided by its harsh lockdown and wasted the precious opportunity by failing to build an effective pandemic strategy.
It took India one year to flatten the curve from its 1st wave. From Apr 2020 - Apr 2021, India experienced one giant wave.
It took India one year to flatten the curve from its 1st wave. From Apr 2020 - Apr 2021, India experienced one giant wave.
Lockdown serves no purpose if time is not utilised to build up health capacity.
govt did not even manage to stockpile PPE or ensure it reaches where needed, nor any mechanism to monitor where PPE was needed.
No coordination centre set up between Indian states & central govt
govt did not even manage to stockpile PPE or ensure it reaches where needed, nor any mechanism to monitor where PPE was needed. No coordination centre set up between Indian states & central govt
Little to no early case identification, or exhaustive contact tracing even at the start.
Indian govt failed to build partnerships with its private health sector. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53190500
Indian govt failed to build partnerships with its private health sector. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53190500
"Despite the huge role private healthcare plays in India, much of the onus has been on understaffed & overstretched govt laboratories & public hospitals. This has meant that many people who have symptoms prefer to stay home rather than queue up in long lines at public hospitals."
Indian govt did not involve private health sector to expand testing or hospitalisation capacities early on. Nor did it do much to control pricing.
More importantly, these policies drove up the fear & stigma related to Covid, led to setting in of lockdown complacency, & worst,-
More importantly, these policies drove up the fear & stigma related to Covid, led to setting in of lockdown complacency, & worst,-
wasted the time to prepare for India's second wave.
I wasn't expecting this thread to be shared so much. Thank you for the response 
I'll add more very soon about how recent events in India led up to the current Covid19 disaster-like situation. Requesting everyone to please keep India in your prayers.
I'll add more very soon about how recent events in India led up to the current Covid19 disaster-like situation. Requesting everyone to please keep India in your prayers.
