Here's a quick timeline of COVID-19 in India. The 1st case was registered on 30th Jan in the state of Kerala.
We crossed 100 cases on 14th March
1000 cases on 28th March
10000 cases on 13th April
20000 cases on 21st April
Today on 28th April we've crossed 30000 cases.
Infact, over 1 Million cases have been recorded just in USA alone and more than 3 Million globally. India moved up to the 15th spot today while China is down to the 10th!
Our cases are finally starting to spike up and similar to what was seen in countries amongst the top 10. A few Indian states are now a hot bed for the virus with community transmission in full swing.
Yet, there are many Covidiots who get away with talking absolute rubbish and this is prevalent across the globe unfortunately.
Sadly, many are backed by the government and in many cases, they are the people running our governments.
Ironic much?
I've been tracking the data around this pandemic from its early stages. I remember looking at the GIS data when China had a handful of cases and wondering what would happen to India when this arrives.
It wasn't long until we had our first case and now nearly 4 months after we are nowhere close to winning this battle.
Today, the world economy is taking a beating and there isn't an end in sight just yet.
One might argue that some countries are faring better than others. Sure they are! However, countries with large populations have a lot of challenges to deal with. It won't take much to open up the borders and the economy but without a proper solution we'd be at the risk of another major wave of the virus.
Here, we've been in a lockdown for just over a month now, but it seems like it will be the new status quo for a considerable time to come. Especially, if India too gets into the top 10 list of countries with the highest number of COVID-19 infections.
At Hive, we have users from all over the world so here's my question to you: Where are you from and how is your nation coping up with this crisis? Are you and your family doing okay?