India’s second wave
Lockdowns hurt poor people very badly; they need to earn to survive. All the more reason everyone should mask up. And yet, most people stopped masking months ago. Crowds are as bad as they were in 2019.On top of that, doctors here have created a craze for remdesivir, resulting in a blackmarket for it.The central and state governments have mismanaged plenty of things. While they deserve their share of blame, the ordinary people have only made matters worse. Chin-mask, no-mask, herbal "remedies", religious gatherings, weddings, engagements, naming ceremonies... the list goes on.As a truly perfect representative of the people, the chief minister here got COVID once, got vaccinated, and then got COVID a second time.