Covid-19: Why fighting pandemic fatigue is crucial
Covid-19: Why fighting pandemic fatigue is crucial | India Today Insight
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UPDATED: April 6, 2021 20:23 IST
Visitors crowd at the Juhu beach amid the pandemic in Mumbai, April 4 (Sujit Jaiswal/ AFP)
On March 15, India recorded 15,000 new cases. A month before, it had been an average of 11,000 new cases daily. Even though the number had increased, very few public officials took a 4,000-case spike to mean anything more than seasonal variations. In March, swimming pools, gyms, malls, cinemas, even museums began to open. No stringent rules for festivities or large gatherings were imposed or enforced. Most people were thrilled. After a year of being shut down, I was overjoyed at the very idea of meeting my elderly parents, having a real birthday celebration, going to the cinema. I wanted normal to go to a park and breathe without a covering on my face, says 39-year-old Delhi-bas