New Delhi, May 18, Underlining the need to adopt new ways of living in Corona times, Vice-President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu has suggested a 12-point framework to deal with this new normal.
Learning from the lessons taught by the pandemic so far, he stressed on the need for new attitude towards life and humanity amid indications the virus was likely to stay for longer than previously calculated.
On Sunday night, soon after the announcement of lockdown 4.0 with restrictions substantially relaxed, Mr Naidu wrote a detailed 1,539 word article on Facebook, dealing at length on the philosophical and moral issues thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic and the way life needs to be lived henceforth.
“…What affects one person anywhere affects everyone everywhere, be it the disease or economy,” the article says, its main thrust being that life can’t be lived in isolation and the virus outbreak highlighted the inter-connectedness of lives.
The 12-point new normal of living during the Corona times favoured by Mr Naidu includes: Living in harmony with the nature and fellow beings, Knowing that safety and security of lives are interconnected, Rationally analysing the impact of every movement or action on the spread of virus, Not responding impulsively to the situation and instead living in confidence keeping faith in science which can come up with a solution to the problem, Strict adherence to the behavioral changes ushered in so far like wearing mask, maintaining physical distance and ensuring hygiene, Preventing stigmatisation so that the infected volunteer for treatment, Checking disinformation and prejudices against fellow citizens as carriers of the virus and Replacing the sense
of collective helplessness by the spirit of the virtue of living interconnected with shared destiny.
Venkaiah suggests 12-point framework of living during Corona times
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