A world between Ganpati bappa and sanitizer!!

"Find the dumbest man on earth", Akbar ordered Birbal. Birbal wondered how but went out on this search. He searched and searched. At night he found a man searching for something under a light near his hut. He asked the man what he was searching and the man replied that he was searching for a ring. Birbal asked,"When did it Fall?" He replied,"While I was in the jungle." "That is funny."Birbal said,"You should look for the ring in the jungle." The man told him something which made Birbal realize that this was the dumbest man on earth. He had said, "BUT THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THE JUNGLE!"

                 This was a story that Dr Abhay Bang used to always tell. Work where it is actually needed and not where the facilities are available. This had struck a right chord in my heart and I always longed to work as a health proffesional in the rural areas. However after 6 months of working in Gadhchiroli I had to come back to Mumbai. I was wary of working in the BMC hospitals and doing the 9 to 5 job, and where there is not much need of a new doctor. However, China had different plans. When I went to ask about my rotations to my head of department he asked me if I get cold and cough frequently. Ignoring the itching sensation in my throat I replied with a "No." This made me be posted at the quarantine center at Sevenhills hospital for duty as part of the team controlling the Corona pandemic. Or the Covid-19 disease caused by the Sars-CoV 2 virus. Now this was actual public health and I was once again working where I was needed.

                 My job at the quarantine center was to screen the passengers coming from the airport and then they further would be asked to stay at the quarantine center or stay quarantined at home. This is a special request to all those who have the home quarantine stamps to stay at home for 14 days. It is also a request to all the societies who are not allowing such people in their homes. Please let them in but dont let them out. Many of my family members and friends are worried about my safety. I am taking safety precautions at the center. But all this was useless when there were 300 passengers for screening on my 1st night duty. You cannot just keep 1 meter distance from so many tired hungry sleepy passengers coming on to you with doubts and complains of all kinds. The struggle is real. So yes I have isolated myself in my room after that incidence. The above photo depicts my existence currently. Yes that's my desk!

                                                   21 days or we go back 21 years!!!

                     This is what Modiji told us yesterday. It is true and now we are under lockdown for 3 weeks. Super ! So we have a plan. Let's implement it. But let us understand why we are doing this. After China implemented this lockdown the number of people getting infected from 1 person decreased from 2 to 1.05. But China should have done this earlier. According to Howard Markel a public health researcher at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, "The delay of China to act is probably responsible for this world event." 67% of the cases would have been prevented. It is seen that cities who have had this lockdown had 37% fewer cases than other cities. Without the decrease in the movement of the people there would have been 2.6 times as many cases at the end of February. So please, I know this is difficult, but follow the government guidelines. It is for our own good and the greater good.

                      So what to do staying at home. Make a list of things that make you happy. Think of how you can do them staying at home and then do those. Connect with your family. They are nice people too you know. Be physically active by doing yoga maybe. I love dancing so I do that. This is a great time to clean the house. READ READ READ. Whatever you get your hands on please read. Ofcourse other than fake news. Keep your energies high. Contemplate about yourself. Learn more about yourself and your potentials and see how you can contribute. When you can't go outside, go inside!
It is so good to read news about nature reclaiming their space. I can hear the chirping of the birds too right now. Hope mother Earth is healed by the end !!

If you want we can connect on whatsapp and you can send me photo of 1 thing that you completed everyday or something that made you happy that day and I will send you mine for the next 21 days .
Stay clean ! Stay safe ! Happy lockdown to you !!