Talking to a workaholic dad about the MOAB virus!
The italicized words are the keywords that we've been hearing day in and day out ever since we've encountered the novel corona virus- covid 19.
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March 10th 2020 Primary schools closed in India
Dear dad, this new corona virus doesn’t seem to be relenting
Primary schools have been closed, maybe you should consider social distancing?
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Of course, you should look after your customers, you should fulfill your obligations
Maybe you can try out phone call solicitations?
It’s just that the virus is going viral and the epidemiologists aren’t reassuring
March 11th 2020 WHO declares Covid to be a Pandemic
Daddy, you know what? WHO has upgraded covid to a Pandemic.
It is important that you don’t venture out, definitely not to a clinic.
No more hugging your friends, just greet them with a namaste
Nor should we put our lives on the hands of farishte!
Let’s get started with it, dad- let’s stay at home, Let’s protect our rishte!
March 14th 2020 America declares national emergency
Appa, Indians are stuck around the world including Atlanta;
They could have been in Florida, enjoying the fiesta!
No fun and games even though it’s the spring break,
Right now, it is just important we don’t ignore a throat ache.
The number of infections mustn't surge and flattening of the curve we must undertake.
March 19th 2020 X and XII Exams are cancelled
Exams are now cancelled for X and XII and rightfully so;
This covid is a menace, but does it affect places that’s cold and with lots of snow?
No, daddy, no, that doesn’t mean that it won’t affect places that are hot
Better to stay away from information pollution and fake news than not.
The virus is bound to mutate, though, I hope it doesn’t find its epicentre in this spot.
March 22nd Janata curfew
Oh! Daddy! India is trying something new. We are willingly going under a lockdown
No one is to come out of their homes even after sundown.
The infected people have been quarantined,
Masks and ventilators will soon be in high need.
Hope and pray that the people are washing hands and paying heed.
March 25th National Lockdown India
What an unprecedented occasion, to mitigate a death-trap situation
21 days of #stayhome to #staysafe to overcome this condition
No herd immunity technique, not for us,
Oh, Look, Dad, maybe the hole in the ozone layer will close during all this buzz!
And we have more fika and connect with Nature in her superfluousness!
March 29th Exodus of migrant workers
Oh dad, people are staying home, people are hoarding
Every day laborers have nowhere to go except their hometown- all the way, they've started walking.
How can we get them home safe and secure? When can we produce the antigen?
Can we try the Japanese Amabie to scare off the pathogen?
The world's completely gone empty, including the Eiffel tower and the Vatican!
(To be continued)
