No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding

        Preparation before the D-day: As Wuhan was coiling in infection, the first and foremost task would be to take a wake-up call and start alerting officials and medical helpers to start preparing for the worst, even if the intensity of worst was unknown.

·                                        Storage of enough masks, testing kits and sanitizers: Keeping in mind the population size of the state, enough storage of masks and sanitizers must be made for precautionary measures to contain the spread of contagion.

·                                        Awareness among citizens: As it’s truly said, ‘Half knowledge is more dangerous than ignorance, spreading awareness regarding every detail about Covid-19 to the grassroots level because rural people tend to be the least informed.

·                                        On the D-day: When announcing about the lockdown, not leaving until complete assurance is being communicated that essentials would be made available even during the lockdown, hence mitigating Panic Buying as much as possible.

·                                        Public Announcements: Making public announcements time & again regarding current status of the state, country and world. Also, spreading more and more awareness through expert doctors about the importance of hand wash, wearing masks, staying indoors and when only should a person visit hospital for testing.

·                                        Migrant workers: No one would be able to perform his/her daily chores if it weren’t for daily wagers. Hence, there protection becomes primary. Helping them to the last bit, and if possible, arranging separate vehicles for their transportation to help them reach home safely would be the greatest and best step one could take.

·                                        Milkmen, farmers and other daily wagers: Procuring the perishable goods from them immediately and selling them across the state could save them from suffering and loss of income. This would also render zero wastage of these commodities. One such wonderful initiative was Resident Welfare Association.

·                                        Mobile data reports: Taking full advantage of data available through mobile apps, thanks to AI. A team of researchers from IIT Madras gave some important facts to government officials, all of which was extracted through Facebook and Aarogya Setu app. Making use of data on a much larger scale to record movement of people.

·                                        No harassment by cops: While we could see cops adopting some amazing strategies like virus shaped helmets and ambulance tricks, ensuring that no innocent person gets harassed amid all of this.

·                                        Lockdown 2.0: Since we’ve got all the time now, there would be no harm in reiterating all the points announced during first lockdown, and ensuring that it is being done for the greater good. Therefore, avoiding incident that happened atKoyambedu Market.

·                                        Apocalypse that is yet to arrive: Experts say that the second wave of covid-19 would be the deadliest and hence the struggle would never stop.

As of May 7, 2020, Chennai stands at 2,644 positive cases recording the highest jump till date. Government officials should constantly thrive for regulating all the measures thoroughly and throughout the pandemic, as even one infected person can infect 400 people in a matter of 30 days. Ending this with a beautiful quote by Mahatma Gandhi, 

“A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, nothing else.”