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Avoid crowds, it’s a decision that could save your life

Updated on: 23 March,2021 07:27 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Not surprising that he has now tested positive for the deadly virus. The previous CM had wisely made a negative RT-PCR report compulsory. A badly hit economy cannot be the reason to encourage such dangerous gatherings.

Avoid crowds, it’s a decision that could save your life

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It is no wonder then that daily cases in India have hit the 50,000 mark. This ought to scare the daylights out of us, yet we seem unperturbed, returning to our social lives with a vengeance.


This country is sitting on a tinderbox. It would take very little to set off a catastrophe if we let down our guard and we very obviously seem to be doing that. Self-preservation should be our priority. We still think nothing of attending wedding receptions and birthday parties where even a gathering of 50 people should sound a warning bell. A report in this paper spoke of a mid-day scribe attending a gathering of eight people and returning with COVID. Even if the government is not holding a gun to our heads on avoiding crowds yet, let us do so for ourselves.

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