Indian here. This piece may sound biased, but it is true.
The lockdown was a good step. But poorly enforced. /people think it is against their prestige if they are home quarantined/. Not much of rationale could be seen even during the lockdown. People always put emotions above logic and screw up everything.
People also stepped out of homes unnecessarily because they don't understand the seriousness of the situation. But it is like every other country, only that we have much higher population density and disorganised public.
But the darker side is that there are lot of people in India who Cannot afford to stop working and stay at home. And this means lockdown can't be completely obeyed at villages, where most of agricultural activity happens. Village people are harder to keep aware of social distancing as well. (No offence intended, in fact I am from a village). The agricultural activities confined to villages wouldn't have been a big issue if people reduced other methods of contact with cities / other villages. But they don't understand.
Since there is no Govt. support for COVID-19 patients, it costs some multiple times of a village person's income. That means people won't get tested even if they have slight idea about the pandemic and suspect they are infected - because they can't afford treatment even if they get tested.
COVID-19 is currently mostly limited to urban areas. I can't even imagine what happens if it spreads to villages.
It has already spread to villages. The ridiculously haphazard implementation of the lockdown led to a widespread migration of people back to their homes - which are often villages. Lucky for the government, theres no one there to challenge the official numbers and story.
The lockdown was a good step. But poorly enforced. /people think it is against their prestige if they are home quarantined/. Not much of rationale could be seen even during the lockdown. People always put emotions above logic and screw up everything.
People also stepped out of homes unnecessarily because they don't understand the seriousness of the situation. But it is like every other country, only that we have much higher population density and disorganised public.
But the darker side is that there are lot of people in India who Cannot afford to stop working and stay at home. And this means lockdown can't be completely obeyed at villages, where most of agricultural activity happens. Village people are harder to keep aware of social distancing as well. (No offence intended, in fact I am from a village). The agricultural activities confined to villages wouldn't have been a big issue if people reduced other methods of contact with cities / other villages. But they don't understand.
Since there is no Govt. support for COVID-19 patients, it costs some multiple times of a village person's income. That means people won't get tested even if they have slight idea about the pandemic and suspect they are infected - because they can't afford treatment even if they get tested.
COVID-19 is currently mostly limited to urban areas. I can't even imagine what happens if it spreads to villages.