Appears second wave of covid19 is about to strike India.

@msdivkar (23359)
India
February 20, 2021 8:40am CST
It appears second wave of covid19 is about to strike India. The cases have started shooting up again. Today it recorded 14587 new cases, an increase of about 2000 cases over yesterdays numbers and highest since 28th of January when it recorded about 19000 cases. Five states have shown marked increase in their daily count of cases. They are Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. This is very serious situation and appears second wave, which was not seen so far, is about to strike our country. After witnessing record braking daily count of almost 100,000 in mid September, highest in the world at that time, the country improved tremendously since then and cases dropped to below 10000 last fortnight. This was happening when rest of the world was witnessing severe second wave. Hope it does not turn that bad and improves from here. How is covid19 situation in your country?
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rakski
@rakski (122951)
• Philippines
20 Feb 21
oh my, that is not good
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
20 Feb 21
Yes it is not a good news at all. India is very vulnerable compared to other countries because of the size of its population.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
@rakski It is difficult to convince the people.
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rakski
@rakski (122951)
• Philippines
20 Feb 21
@msdivkar oh yes and people do not always follow protocols
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51193)
• Canada
20 Feb 21
It is such a terrible virus. We are in the second wave here in Canada, and they tell us that we are in the third wave, with those terrible mutant germs from afar. Those strains are even quicker to catch.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
20 Feb 21
The mutation of this virus is indeed a bad news. It is reported that there is new version in India too.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51193)
• Canada
20 Feb 21
@msdivkar They seem to be coming from every continent, Africa, Europe and South America so far that I am aware of.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
@Juliaacv Yes you are right but there may be some more, people yet to know about.
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Ken
@kanuck1 (4434)
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20 Feb 21
The numbers have been going down world-wide but if we relax our vigilance things will only flare up again. Even with the vaccines we still have to continue to be cautious.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
It appears this virus strikes in particular weather condition. It may be severe in extreme cold condition. We may hve to guard again in next winter even if we succeed in controlling it now. In Indian conditions it appears it is more severe during monsoon.
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Ken
@kanuck1 (4434)
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21 Feb 21
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Feb 21
I'm very sorry to hear that. It must be a nightmare for the authorities. Australia, as you probably know, is doing well.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
Yes Australia and New Zealand have done very well in controlling this pandemic.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Feb 21
Stay safe, numbers are coming down here.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
That is good and thanks for your good wishes.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Feb 21
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Mathews
@Wana1234 (1519)
• Zambia
21 Feb 21
The situation is bad in my country we have already entered the second wave.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
Sorry to hear about it. Some steps have to be taken to control it.
Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
20 Feb 21
We're down to 2K new cases daily here. I wish it will continue to go down.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
That is very good news. I wish the same for you.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
20 Feb 21
That sounds really bad. Keep yourself safe and healthy.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
It indeed is. Thank you.
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Simone
@Janet357 (75646)
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20 Feb 21
oh it is increasing again here. I don't check it online anymore.because it is back to 2k plus
msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
The cases have started increasing in our part of the world now. Hope it will be contained.
Jaya singh
@Starkinds (32712)
• India
20 Feb 21
I heard about that I just worried all the things
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
20 Feb 21
Yes the development is worrisome Hope it does not escalates too much..
Angel
@AngelisaQT (1353)
• United States
20 Feb 21
I am not too sure about how we are doing here in the United States, I try to stay away from the news because it's just too depressing. I am just ready for it to all be over with. Stay safe!
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
21 Feb 21
The cases have started coming down in U.S also from high of 300 thousand per day, it has come down to about 70000 per day and on downward trend.