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EW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE

THEIR FINEST HOUR

(Team India Against COVID 19)

n the last eight weeks, the Moreover India’s doctor to
number of deaths in India due population ratio is pathetic and
to COVID-19 has so far been needs no elaboration. Also the
Iwell below the forecasts and priority of a quarter of India’s
predictions of Western experts. population living below the Poverty
While the death toll continues Line continues to be Survival, Food,
to soar in the USA and Europe, Shelter, Clothing, Money and Jobs.
Expecting them to have Civic Sense
India has achieved a remarkable and Social Responsibility is not
feat by containing the spread of practical nor possible.
Covid-19 with imposition of a timely Against all these odds, the
emergency nationwide lockdown. COVID-19 TEAM INDIA has done
Just consider the odds stacked a remarkable job so far. No doubt
against India in its battle against Na n d a n K u t h i a l a our testing rate is on the lower side
COVID-19. Tr u s t e e but unlike some other countries, the
The population of India at 1,350 J o d h a m a l Pu b l i c S c h o o l number of deaths in India CANNOT
million is more than the combined be kept under wraps. With the
population of North America and similar to ours on a land mass three number of deaths due to COVID-19
Europe which is 1,225 million. times larger (6.3 percent). Likewise well below 4,000 as of the Second
India’s population is almost double the African continent has a land week of May, this is a remarkable
of the combined population of 51 mass ten times that of India. These feat compared to
European countries. The population figures reflect India’s incredibly high the high number of NEVER WAS
of 54 countries in the African population density which makes fatalities in OECD
continent is 1,340 million which the task of fighting a contagious countries. SO MUCH
is just 10 million less than India’s disease like COVID-19 extremely COVID 19 TEAM OWED BY
population. In fact, our population is tough. INDIA is a term SO MANY
four times that of the USA (pop. 331 The dismal state of India’s for all those who TO SO FEW
are fighting this
million). public healthcare facilities and disease on behalf
Occupying 2 percent of the infrastructure countrywide, of India. Doctors, Nurses, Medical
world’s land mass, we host 16.5 especially in the rural areas is a workers, Police, Central & State
percent of the world’s population. well-known fact. According to WHO Administrations, Armed forces,
By comparison, USA occupies 6.1 data, t h e n u m b e r o f h o s p i t a l b e d s Essential Supplies personnel &
percent and Europe 6.6 percent. i n a c o u n t r y p e r 1 , 000 p e o p l e is undertakings, Pilots, Railways and
In fact, China hosts a population given below. the list goes On and On.
The total number of Indians
DIRECTLY fighting the disease,
would not be more than ONE
CRORE. This works out to less than
0.75 percent of our total population.
Churchill’s immortal quote:
“NEVER WAS SO MUCH OWED
BY SO MANY TO SO FEW” aptly
sums up the battle of the COVID 19
TEAM INDIA.
We owe it to them that we follow
their guidelines and advisories.
1 . J APAN 1 3 The battle is far from over with the
2. K OREA 1 2 pandemic curve yet to flatten.
3 . G ERM ANY 8 We the citizens of India salute all
4 . F RANCE 6 the members of TEAM INDIA who
5 . UK 3 . 5
6 . US A 3 . 4 are at the forefront of the war against
7 . INDIA 0. 5 COVID-1 9 .

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