The way India is managing the Covid-19 outbreak, the country
will come out stronger after the pandemic. Listing down a few of the measures I'm aware that Government of India has taken:
1. Pre-emptive actions started with spreading
Covid-19 awareness message on the caller tunes of a billion telephone
connections. Yes, that message which started with a loud cough when you called
anyone.
2. Encouraging the masses to take part in
suggesting innovative measures to contain Covid-19. Re: https://innovate.mygov.in/covid19/
3. Clear direction and communication from the
leadership informing about causes of the pandemic, how it can be tackled and
why it needs to be tackled. The message from the PM also addressed the
potential issues which one might face like food shortages and wage losses and
how the citizens need to act to maintain harmony
4. Indian railways permitted to convert trains into
hospitals. India has the largest rail network hence has the largest number of
train cars/wagons too and in the times of social distancing the travels and
commutes either ways will be low so a great way to put the available resources
to use.
5. Strict lock-down of 21 Days right in the
beginning of the spread instead of a corrective measure in the later stages.
6. To avoid loneliness some old classics are
telecast on the national channels for which no expensive cable connections are
required
7. Comic books published in schools making the
children aware about the pandemic and by that also spreading awareness among
the parents/guardians too
8. Stringent and smart self-quarantine solutions
like
a. ink on the wrist of the travelers coming to
India highlighting to the general public that the person should be indoors due
to the recent foreign visit
b. applications installed on the phone to track the
movement during the self-quarantine period and a self-portrait with the
surrounding to be uploaded on the application every 4hrs
c. sample audit by the local police or health
workers to make sure proper self-quarantine is followed
9. Innovative methods used by to follow social
distancing e.g. the circles drawn using chalks to make sure decent distance
between people in queues at groceries, ATMs etc.
10. Indian engineers are known for quick and
inexpensive technology fixes and low cost ventilators developed by Indian auto
manufacturers is another such example
