Peculiar COVID stability in Nirmal even after floods
The Hindu
Similar situation was observed post Hyderabad floods last year
COVID-19 is a serious risk in flood areas as finding one’s way out of an inundated locality takes precedence over everything else. Surrounded by swirling waters, one barely thinks of wearing masks or maintaining physical distancing, even though contracting the virus is very much a possibility. However, curiously enough, COVID cases in the State have not seen a spike despite the recent floods. Nirmal is one of the districts which witnessed deluge nearly 10 days ago. The district administration, along with volunteers, used rafts to rescue people from submerged localities on July 22 and 23. National Disaster Response Force personnel also participated in the rescue operations. Yet, the district continues to record single digit cases post-floods just like it has been since mid-July, indicating a strange stability in infection rates.More Related News