new Delhi. When the Congress leader Manish Tiwari raised the question on the lockdown in March on just four hours notice in the country, the central government responded in writing. Said that this step was taken on the recommendation of experts with a look at the experiences of many countries of the world. There was a danger of corona spreading across the country due to the movement of people.
The government also told that if there was no lockdown, then 14 to 29 lakh more cases of infection would have occurred, while 37-78 thousand more deaths would have occurred.
In fact, Congress MP Manish Tiwari had asked, “What are the reasons for which the lockdown was imposed on just four hours notice on 23 March. What was the hurry that the lockdown was imposed in such a short period in the country. Is the lockdown Kovid 19 successful in stopping? ”
To which the Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply on behalf of the government that after the corona virus outbreak on January 7, the government had taken several measures to stop the spread of Kovid-19, including international visits, advisory to the public , Quarantine facilities etc. The WHO declared Kovid-19 as a global pandemic on 11 March 2020.
A large number of people died in some countries, while corona infection was prevented in some countries. Global experiences were gained after comparisons between the two countries. Keeping all these in mind, experts recommended measures like social distance. Between March 16 and 23, most state governments resorted to partial or full lockdown based on an assessment of the situation.
Any major movement of people would have spread the disease very rapidly to people from all parts of the country. Hence, a nationwide lockdown was announced on 24 March to prevent corona in the dosh, given the global experience and various preventive measures across the country.
Was the lockdown successful?
Minister of State for Home Nityananda Rai said that by putting a nationwide lockdown, India successfully foiled the aggressive proliferation of Kovid. The lockdown helped the country develop the necessary additional health infrastructure. Isolation beds increased 22-fold compared to March 2020 availability and 14-fold in ICU beds. At the same time, the capacity of laboratories was also increased ten times.
It is estimated that the lockdown decision has slowed the pace of outbreak of epidemics and prevented 14–29 lakh cases and 37–78 thousand deaths.
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