When Covid-19 first appeared, the Indian government took a proactive approach to the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has infecte...
When Covid-19 first appeared, the Indian government took a proactive approach to the disease caused by the new coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands around the globe.
There were a large number of Indian students in Wuhan, China, where the initial breakout happened, so the government made vigorous efforts to airlift them back to India. It did the same for around 300 Indians stranded in Iran, where the virus has led to nearly 1,000 deaths.
But as the scale of the challenge has become clear, the Indian government’s actions to tackle it have become less certain.
India had canceled all flights from Iran, and so the government assured the hundreds of citizens who wanted to return that they would arrange for an airlift. The Indians were given accommodation, but no effort was made to quarantine positive cases. It now seems that more than 250 of them have tested positive and do not know when they will be able to return or where they will be treated.
One tweet by the Indian ambassador to the country also added to the impression that the government was leaving citizens to fend for themselves.
Talk to your employers. Ask them to look after you. Adopt all safety precautions. You have access to Twitter, which is prohibited...
