[chiefpk]

My residence is now under a containment zone and me along with my father are in a 14 day home isolation. We live in a flat and the flat above our floor has 4 Covid-19 cases and hence, declared as containment zone.
I am still very patient but the ground floor guys has an exit into the ground at the rear end of their house and they are freely roaming around going to their offices and stuff. Seeing this my father is damned about the situation and he is exaggerating about not being able to go to the office. He even emailed to the concerned authorities for an issuance of e-pass but to no avail. He is seriously upset about the whole damn situation. I on the other hand am trying to just ask him to be patient and wait for 14 days. It's a bit frustrating still I'm ok with it.

[Sree73]

State wise statistics as on 25th Sept.

● New cases are showing little down trend (Test numbers are almost same)
● Daily positivity - 6.36% (National level)
● Cumulative positivity - 8.40% (National level)
● Maharashtra / Karnataka - High Severity continues
● National level recovery - 82%
● ℅ Fatality - 1.58% (Down from ~3.5% during early stage)

[Thad E Ginathom]

The numbers just make my head hurt. We are (still?) second worst behind America, but America has approx 1/4 our population. Is this taken account of in the ranking?

[ninjatalli]

Originally Posted by chiefpk

My residence is now under a containment zone and me along with my father are in a 14 day home isolation. We live in a flat and the flat above our floor has 4 Covid-19 cases and hence, declared as containment zone.
I am still very patient but the ground floor guys has an exit into the ground at the rear end of their house and they are freely roaming around going to their offices and stuff.

To be honest, that is normal here in Bombay. In fact entire building quarantine has stopped long ago, now they just put a poster outside stating this building has a case of infection.

To give an example, we have had 4 cases in our building, all over last 3 months, across different floors.
- the first case (June) - the infected floor and 1 floor above and below were quarantined
- second case (July) - only that floor apts were quarantined- this was my floor, next door neighbors.
- 3rd and 4th cases (August) - I am not even sure if the entire floor was quarantined.

In all cases, BMC was coordinating with the floor tenants and society admin.

[ruzbehxyz]

Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), on September 26 asked if the government will have 'Rs 80,000 crore available' over the next one year, which is the amount, according to him, needed to buy and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine across the country.

"Quick question; will the government of India have 80,000 crores available, over the next one year? Because that's what @MoHFW_INDIA needs, to buy and distribute the vaccine to everyone in India. This is the next concerning challenge we need to tackle. @PMOIndia," Poonawalla tweeted.

Source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/in...a-5888821.html

[Zen2001]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

The numbers just make my head hurt. We are (still?) second worst behind America, but America has approx 1/4 our population. Is this taken account of in the ranking?

Look at the cases per million population as of today and you'll notice that the gap between India & the US looks to be getting narrower. Take into account the crores and crores who are asymptomatic (which would be much much higher in India) and hence untested, and we're on top of the world already. However, all these numbers of mere positives don't mean nothing - it's like trying to find out how many people in the world have a common cold. What are you going to do about it (what already hasn't been done) anyway?
The more important thing is to find it how many people have complications that need treatment to keep the mortality under control. Biologically, viruses are smart - their objective is to have high infectivity and low mortality - otherwise they would run the risk of dying out for want of a host for transmission!

[Zen2001]

Originally Posted by ruzbehxyz

Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), on September 26 asked if the government will have 'Rs 80,000 crore available' over the next one year, which is the amount, according to him, needed to buy and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine across the country.



Source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/in...a-5888821.html

You can multiply that by 100 by the time the vaccine becomes available, considering the cost escalation excuses we are so famous for. The good news for us (& bad news for SII) is that we probably won't be needing it in billions of doses by that time.

[Gansan]

^^ Why should everyone get it free? Provide a reliable vaccine and we will pay for it. Just like we pay for flu or H1N1 shots. Give it free to BPL people.

[humyum]

Originally Posted by Gansan

^^ Why should everyone get it free? Provide a reliable vaccine and we will pay for it. Just like we pay for flu or H1N1 shots. Give it free to BPL people.

Well, I think we can stop the bullet train, parliament redevelopment and all statues, religious monument constructions and all the assorted extravaganza and government fund this right? What are we paying taxes for? All of us?

[ABHI_1512]

Originally Posted by humyum

Well, I think we can stop the bullet train, parliament redevelopment and all statues, religious monument constructions and all the assorted extravaganza and government fund this right? What are we paying taxes for? All of us?

I would so like to believe that ‘we’ still matter !!

On the other hand, if and when the vaccine is available, ideally it should be given free of charge to the less privileged just like the government subsidies reach them. But logical and rational thinking as a concept has become a rare thing these days and hence I will always remain skeptical about the implantation part regarding the vaccination.

[Gansan]

Originally Posted by humyum

What are we paying taxes for? All of us?

No offence, but we can extend that further and say the tax payer has more rights than the non- tax payer, so he should get it first! And the highest tax payers should have the maximum rights in everything! Probably their vote should count for more than that of the push cart fellow on the street! Just like the corporate AGMs, where the biggest share holder gets the most votes!

If everyone should get it free it may become a non starter; or it will take ages to percolate down to everybody. I don't mind paying for it and taking it in a reputable vaccine clinic I trust.

[humyum]

Originally Posted by Gansan

No offence, but we can extend that further and say the tax payer has more rights than the non- tax payer, so he should get it first! And the highest tax payers should have the maximum rights in everything! Probably their vote should count for more than that of the push cart fellow on the street! Just like the corporate AGMs, where the biggest share holder gets the most votes!

If everyone should get it free it may become a non starter; or it will take ages to percolate down to everybody. I don't mind paying for it and taking it in a reputable vaccine clinic I trust.

By tax-payers I meant every Indian citizen. We don't need to file taxes to pay taxes, everyone pay's tax even in a happy dent they buy or an electricity bill they pay to a fuel they fill.

No farmer, villager, adivasi, barber, dosa thela, maid, rickshaw driver, my mom, grandmother is a non tax payer, everyone pays tax.Everyone should get it when its available for free. From an Ambani to a rickshaw guy, no first, last system.

Why will it be a non starter if everyone gets it for free? Does RBI not have surplus funds for these kind of emergencies? Is a bullet train more important? Or election prachar in bihar more important with those LCD's? is a new parliament building more important? Is being Ibn Batuta more important? Is building a religious monument more important? Stop all extravaganza and spend India's money collected from Indian's for Indians, what can be more important than keeping than alive unless the government does not care for them at all?

[mayankk]

Originally Posted by Gansan

! Just like the corporate AGMs, where the biggest share holder gets the most votes!

The shareholder owns, the tax payer only owes.

Originally Posted by humyum

Is being Ibn Batuta more important?

This is the most hilarious thing I've read in a while!
IJOTY for you.

[Sutripta]

Point of worry for me would be my (individual) lack of choice if it comes to which vaccine and when.

My fear is that many half tested vaccines are going to hit the market, and Nandan Nilekani made a statement to the effect that methods similar to Aadhar implementation have to be used when it comes to Covid vaccination.

Sutripta

[srishiva]

Originally Posted by humyum

Well, I think we can stop the bullet train, parliament redevelopment and all statues, religious monument constructions and all the assorted extravaganza and government fund this right? What are we paying taxes for? All of us?

Is the govt building any religious monuments? I don't think everyone needs the vaccine and not everyone would ask for a free one too