Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 13, 2022, 10:02 AM
We Indians pass through crowded streets, markets, hospitals everywhere. Even though it gives us a feeling of being strong on the strength of population, but now this crowd has become a big challenge in the fight against Corona. Omicron is believed to be the fastest spreading variant ever.In such a situation, if there are 7 thousand people living within a radius of one kilometer in your city, then the corona can spread there like a strong flow of a river. The main reason for this is that Corona hunts people by making the crowd a means.
Social distancing is the biggest weapon in the fight against it. Efforts are being made to control the crowd through curfew in all the big cities, but is this effort proving successful?
Understand the whole matter at the speed of infection in 6 big and crowded cities
The five most congested cities in India include Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai. During the third wave, 1.94 lakh cases of corona have been reported in the country on 11 January 2022. Out of these, about 56 thousand cases (about 28% infection cases) have been reported in the 5 most populous cities of the country.
On January 11 (Tuesday), 21,259 new cases were found in Delhi. This was 10% of the total cases in the country on this day. At the same time, talking about Mumbai, 11,647 cases were found here on Sunday. This was 6% of the cases found across the country on this day. This means that 16% of corona cases were reported from only two crowded cities. In such a situation, if the people living in these 5 cities are still not alert, then Corona can bring more devastation.
Understand from Kapurthala VS Mumbai how Corona wreaked havoc in the crowd
A 2017 report by the World Economic Forum ranked Mumbai as the second most densely populated city in the world after Dhaka. An average of 31.7 thousand people live within a kilometer radius in Mumbai. Similarly, in Delhi, an average of 11.31 thousand people live within a radius of one kilometer.
According to the final census, 24 thousand people are living in Kolkata within a radius of one kilometer, 16 thousand in Ahmedabad, about 17 thousand people per square kilometer in Bangalore. In these cities too, Corona has wreaked havoc in the first and second wave.
At the same time, Kapurthala is one of the least populated cities in India. Where an average of 531 people live in a square kilometer radius. Due to less crowd, only 0.04% of corona cases were reported in Kapurthala. Whereas more than 6% people living in Mumbai have been infected according to the official figures.
Is the government's effort to stop the crowd and corona being successful?
Every minute 20 to 30 Indians reach the city for better employment opportunities and good education, due to which the cities are getting crowded. 6% of the total population of the country lives in 6 big cities.
This is the reason that more people are forced to live in less space in these cities. Whereas to deal with Corona, the WHO guideline says that it is necessary to maintain a distance of 2 meters from another person for social distancing. In the first and second wave we saw that it becomes impossible to control the epidemic if the crowd is not controlled at the right time.
During the first and second wave, when the lockdown was imposed without any sound plan, suddenly the hordes of migrants started returning to their homes. No social distancing was followed during this time.
Social distancing is the biggest weapon in the fight against it. Efforts are being made to control the crowd through curfew in all the big cities, but is this effort proving successful?
Understand the whole matter at the speed of infection in 6 big and crowded cities
- According to the research of American engineer John Freun, if the crowd is not controlled at the right time, it can become the cause of a disaster. Let us understand the main points of this research-
- If there are more than 7 thousand people living within a radius of one kilometer in a city, then it should be assumed that the crowd has gathered there.
- This rush is like the speed of flowing water. This is the reason why this crowd proves to be a better medium for the spread of corona.
- This can also be understood from this that during the second wave, only 6 crowded cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai) had 16% of corona cases.
- In the second wave, one out of every 5 people who died of corona in India were dying in these cities.
- Now even in the third wave, due to the crowd, the cases of corona are increasing rapidly in these cities. We understand this thing further in this article.
The five most congested cities in India include Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai. During the third wave, 1.94 lakh cases of corona have been reported in the country on 11 January 2022. Out of these, about 56 thousand cases (about 28% infection cases) have been reported in the 5 most populous cities of the country.
On January 11 (Tuesday), 21,259 new cases were found in Delhi. This was 10% of the total cases in the country on this day. At the same time, talking about Mumbai, 11,647 cases were found here on Sunday. This was 6% of the cases found across the country on this day. This means that 16% of corona cases were reported from only two crowded cities. In such a situation, if the people living in these 5 cities are still not alert, then Corona can bring more devastation.
Understand from Kapurthala VS Mumbai how Corona wreaked havoc in the crowd
A 2017 report by the World Economic Forum ranked Mumbai as the second most densely populated city in the world after Dhaka. An average of 31.7 thousand people live within a kilometer radius in Mumbai. Similarly, in Delhi, an average of 11.31 thousand people live within a radius of one kilometer.
According to the final census, 24 thousand people are living in Kolkata within a radius of one kilometer, 16 thousand in Ahmedabad, about 17 thousand people per square kilometer in Bangalore. In these cities too, Corona has wreaked havoc in the first and second wave.
At the same time, Kapurthala is one of the least populated cities in India. Where an average of 531 people live in a square kilometer radius. Due to less crowd, only 0.04% of corona cases were reported in Kapurthala. Whereas more than 6% people living in Mumbai have been infected according to the official figures.
Is the government's effort to stop the crowd and corona being successful?
Every minute 20 to 30 Indians reach the city for better employment opportunities and good education, due to which the cities are getting crowded. 6% of the total population of the country lives in 6 big cities.
This is the reason that more people are forced to live in less space in these cities. Whereas to deal with Corona, the WHO guideline says that it is necessary to maintain a distance of 2 meters from another person for social distancing. In the first and second wave we saw that it becomes impossible to control the epidemic if the crowd is not controlled at the right time.
During the first and second wave, when the lockdown was imposed without any sound plan, suddenly the hordes of migrants started returning to their homes. No social distancing was followed during this time.
- The same crowd took the corona infection towards the village. According to the information given by the Railways, in April 2021, 6 lakh people left Maharashtra and went back to their homes. Of these, 3 lakh people were from Mumbai only.
- Now once again the fear of happening again in the same way has started haunting. Fearing lockdown from big cities including Mumbai, Delhi, crowds of helpless laborers have again started walking towards their homes.
- Due to this once again not only the economy but the fear of the epidemic reaching the village has started haunting.
- When instructions were issued to run the malls and restaurants of the city with half the capacity, the crowd outside was so much that there was a scuffle. As such, the restrictions had no meaning.
- When it was decided to run metro and buses at half capacity in Delhi, a huge crowd gathered at stations and bus stands. There was not a proper number of security personnel to handle it.
- In 2013, the United Nations studied 71 countries. It has come to the fore that there are only 138 policemen for one lakh people in India. Whereas there should be 222 policemen for one lakh people to handle the crowd. Not only the UN but also the National Police Bureau recommends 176 policemen for one lakh people.