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‘TIS A MAYHEM’ !- Dr. Ashwani K. Malhotra

‘TIS A MAYHEM ‘ !- Dr. Ashwani K. Malhotra

The second wave of the Covid -19 pandemic has struck the country with such a ferocity which we have never witnessed before and God forbid in the future too !

Amid the daily news filtering in through the media over the unprecedented rise in corona positive cases and fatalities, the confusion, suspicion and distressing news of a shortage of the life saving oxygen and drugs, patients dying in hospitals and ambulance, the Centre and state Governments and administrations are struggling to keep the health care system afloat and contain further spread of the virus.

To put simply we have been caught napping. Many of us had become complacent after the vastly reduced numbers early this year. In the process we partied, holidayed, attended religious, social and political congregations, ignoring the warnings of the health experts and scientists.

However, this is not the time to indulge in the blame games, that we had shamelessly been doing all along. The need of the hour is to learn from the past failures and each one of us needs to follow the health norms strictly and cooperate with the authorities.

 The situation is indeed alarming, nothing short of a catastrophe, there is no need  to act panicky ! We need to remain calm, alert and act with courage and determination to weather the storm

At the same time the Governments and the administrations would do well to learn from their past  failures, introspect and devise a long term strategy to to deal with the pandemic.

Dr Ashwani K. Malhotra  MBBS, PGDMCH, PGDMLS,  is a retired Senior Medical Officer,Punjab Government,and can be reached @M-9417188867 E-mail : ashwini.doc.1954@gmail.com

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Dr. Malhotra is an alumnus of SCD Govt.College,Ludhiana

 

34 comments

Dr.N.P.Singh April 23, 2021 at 6:39 am

Nice article sir.

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Naresh Tomar April 23, 2021 at 8:59 am

सुंदर लेख है

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:00 am

Thank you sir

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Dr.N.P.Singh April 23, 2021 at 6:44 am

Nice article sir

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Vardaan April 23, 2021 at 6:53 am

A brief reminder to start with the day.

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:00 am

Sure Vardaan,

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Moninder Singh April 23, 2021 at 6:55 am

Nice Article………… A Lost Battle

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:01 am

Let us hope we win this battle

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Moninder Singh April 23, 2021 at 6:55 am

Nice Article………… A Lost Battle

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Kulvinder Singh April 23, 2021 at 6:58 am

Watching television is so frustrating and frightening..we all must take all precautions to save ourselves..keep indoors to save yourselves..timely reminder Mr Ashwani

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:03 am

Yes, I agree with you that at times watching the news is frustrating, but at least we can be abreast of the latest news.

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Moninder Singh April 23, 2021 at 7:00 am

Very Nice Article ………….A Lost Battle

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Ravi Hansra April 23, 2021 at 7:06 am

Yes Dr. Malhotra, time to keep a calm head on our shoulders and a steady hand to get things going in the right direction. There will be time enough for retrospection and building a better system in the future, we hope! The ball got dropped by the people who should have kept it rolling in the right direction. Thank you for your thoughtful article.

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:05 am

Thank you Ravi Hansra for taking the time to reading my article. You have rightly commented that during this pandemic we should remain calm.

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Sunil Chopra April 23, 2021 at 7:29 am

Through this article you have told us the gravity of the situation.Thank you sir.

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:06 am

Thanks Dr. Chopra

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Harsh Mangla April 23, 2021 at 7:38 am

Yes we should stop all this blame game and start following health norms strictly this is the only solution to fight against this disease in this pandemic.
Great article sir….. thankyou

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:06 am

Thanks sir

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Smriti Sharma April 23, 2021 at 8:03 am

Yes we should follow our health norms and fullfill our duties towards our nation.
Thankyou….

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:07 am

It is nice of you to post your comments

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Pankaj Sarin April 23, 2021 at 8:17 am

A Superb Article

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:07 am

Thank you Pankaj

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Kavita Sarin April 23, 2021 at 9:09 am

Very well written…Your Articles are Inspiring n Informative

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:08 am

Thanks Kavita for your encouraging words

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RIPDAMAN SINGH April 23, 2021 at 10:28 am

Excellent piece of information, but the ruling party is definitely to be blamed for the mess created n my view is that our PM cannot handle such catastrophe n is a puppet in the hands of big time industrialists. Yeh ek akele aadmi ka kaam nhi hai. All are involved in this dirty dangerous political game.

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:09 am

Than you sir for having taken the time to read the article and your comments

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Namrata Tangri April 23, 2021 at 10:41 am

Situation across our country is very critical..health system is collapsing..public will definitely be in panic if information like shortage of icu beds medicines oxygen will come in media..Media should play a very positive role in this situation..and ofcourse one should stay home as much as he can to be safe..Again Dr.Malhotra is emphasizing on prevention is better than cure..Be home keep you and your family safe!!

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:09 am

Thanks Namrata

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Namrata Tangri April 23, 2021 at 10:42 am

Situation across our country is very critical..health system is collapsing..public will definitely be in panic if information like shortage of icu beds medicines oxygen will come in media..Media should play a very positive role in this situation..and ofcourse one should .Again Dr.Malhotra is emphasizing on prevention is better than cure..Be home keep you and your family safe!!

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Harmanpreet April 23, 2021 at 12:53 pm

Nice artical sir

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:11 am

Thanks

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Virinder Singh Mohi April 23, 2021 at 2:38 pm

An excellent piece of information and we all appreciate sincere efforts of Dr. Malhotra Sahib ji to create positive awareness.

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Ashwani Kumar Malhotra April 24, 2021 at 12:10 am

Thank you

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Vickram Grewal April 23, 2021 at 4:33 pm

Very well pondered and narrated

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