The unruly coronavirus has evoked the fear, precautionary spirit and frightful discussion among the human race as never before. The horrifically infective virus is the biggest enemy of mankind at the present. The entire human world is slowly coming together to destroy the invisible foe. The multifarious sovereign political entities that were at war for long have ignored hostilities and turned friends for survival.
Mighty and wealthy nations led by the USA are reeling under the pressure of helplessness as the virus is lurking everywhere irrespective of borders.
China believably discovered the virus first after taking a big beating. And since developed Western countries, having turned lazy due to riches, had dumped all their manufacturing activities in China to save money at enormous loss of employment, most of their nationals carried back the virus to their home locales. When Trump got to know about the pandemic, he was advised by his medical experts to let the country folks get infected to develop good enough ‘herd-immunity' and defeat the virus routinely. The previous SARS virus breakout in China was deadlier than corona but much less infective. The genetic material DNA of the previous one was less adaptive and so less lethal. Corona has the RNA genetic material which is way smarter in duping the host cell and getting itself ferociously multiplied. Incidentally, DNA is the master genetic material that stores and transmits the genetic code. The RNA is only the servant messenger to carry the message to newly-forming organism. The servant is always usually slier and bigger master of machinations. Corona is an RNA-virus that adapts hosts easily and jumps species immediately when in trouble.
By the time corona caused panic by assuming proportions of a global pandemic, huge damage was already done to those national communities that had intimate relationships of trade and other transactions with China. Around the close of February 2020 when India was groping in wilderness, Naveen Patnaik came heavily on the precaution mode having been guided perfectly by his chosen group of aides. Odisha, thus, is the first State to clamp the most critical lockdown technique as there was not much time in hand to persuade people to practise social distancing, constant hand-washing and more behavioural adaptations. PM Modi took cue and declared a nationwide lockdown. Naveen still scores by having established maximum number of COVID hospitals and installing the fastest testing equipment in Odisha.
The infection incidence and prevalence today across India are a bit misleading for the simple reason that ‘proportionate-to-population' tests are not being conducted due to lack of facilities. Odisha is one of fewest States to test huge numbers of COVID suspects. It is also the first State to extend the lockdown period to April-end. Naveen is smarter in disaster management. If Modi and Naveen join hands in nation-building efforts, wonders would happen.
Rightly, people have realised the greatest warriors in the ‘corona-destroy’ battle are low-wrung police functionaries that endure the scorching sun to keep public order intact; the nurses at hospitals who work in closest proximity with patients; the sanitary workers who keep clearing garbage from all around; and, lastly, the doctors some of whom are extremely dedicated in treating the afflicted people. Some doctors do shirk work out of fear of infection particularly those running private clinics. These cash-crazy crooks should be identified and brought to book. Besides, the bureaucratic administrators who are alert days and nights to ensure every official is delivering the desired service and everything is in place need to be hailed as heroes. People do not seem to know how top-level bureaucrats perform duties in nightmarish conditions because ultimately they would be blamed if things failed. But it is also true some tricky officials glorify themselves by confusing the media guys-in-a-hurry. They dramatise very ordinary acts during daily Press briefings.