From the very beginning of the outbreak of coronavirus experts have urged people to maintain social distance and to stay indoors. We have witnessed many countries strictly enforcing this social distancing to the extent of imposing lockdowns on entire states.
This has resulted in the shutting down of factories and industries bring the train of economy to a halt. In Bangladesh many wage earners’ income has also stopped because of this disaster and with the month at its end numerous people have to ponder how they are going to pay the rents. Above all, it is a food for through as to how the current dilemma can be solved.
A recent report published in this daily projects that the lockdown imposed by the government seems relaxed in many places while in some places it is not effective at all.
Amidst the sky rocketing numbers of daily infected, this lax in the lockdown can prove to be very costly in terms of human lives. The report also mentioned that this was primarily due to the opening of the garment production facilities as per the government’s directive.
The initiative to start the factories was
a commendable one as it would prevent
the economy from stagnating too much
This was mainly done to creep on the economy through starting up industries which are connected to overseas. Although this initiative to start the factories was a commendable one as it would prevent the economy from stagnating too much, still this means that the number of people mixing in tight spaces of the factories would still be a matter of grave concern.
This situation could not have been avoided, but also should not have been hurried, as around 500 people being tested positive for coronavirus every day in the country.
This number is only going to increase from now on as the country faces the dilemma between safety though lockdown or a crippled economy. Since the population of the country is so high there thus exists a chance of the virus spreading rapidly amongst the population. Only time will tell as to how the country fares after this storm blows past.
