prasad1
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With a population of more than 1.34 billion—the second largest population in the world—India will have difficulty in controlling the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among its population. The population size is one of the reasons for the slow recovery. Even if the country is vaccinated at the same pace as America, the % of vaccinated population differs because our total population size is vastly different. Civil servant Anjali Birla shares an anecdote, a memory that has stuck with her from her trip to Serbia.
She adds, “If we can keep the broken healthcare system awake in our memory, keep it intact instead of forgetting it, if we can keep the harrows depleting medical supplies brought to the citizenry in our heads and maybe keep a physical reminder for the devastation the second wave of Covid-19 brought to India - will that be helpful?If we can acknowledge our flaws as a system, recognise the injustices done during this period, embrace the pain this disease has inflicted on many, be guilty for it, be sorry for it and outrightly refuse to paint the picture rosy once pandemic is over, wouldn’t that be a better way of dealing with pain?”
She adds, “If we can keep the broken healthcare system awake in our memory, keep it intact instead of forgetting it, if we can keep the harrows depleting medical supplies brought to the citizenry in our heads and maybe keep a physical reminder for the devastation the second wave of Covid-19 brought to India - will that be helpful?If we can acknowledge our flaws as a system, recognise the injustices done during this period, embrace the pain this disease has inflicted on many, be guilty for it, be sorry for it and outrightly refuse to paint the picture rosy once pandemic is over, wouldn’t that be a better way of dealing with pain?”
