Coronavirus once again has started creating chaos in thecountry. Amid the second wave of coronavirus, state polls were held resultingin a great increase in the number of fresh cases. On April 14, India reportedmore than 1 lakh new corona cases and more than 1000 fatalities. Additionally,the country is facing a shortage in the availability of vaccination, and thehealth system in most states has collapsed due to a shortage of beds andventilators for patients.
Several state governments have applied night curfews andissued strict guidelines and covid norms that restrict political and socialgatherings. Despite this, India has surpassed Brazil in the number of coronainfections. Reports show an upward trend from March 15 onwards in most statesincluding all the poll-bound states.
Political rallies, roadshows, and public campaigns wereorganized in the states like Assam, Kerela, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry,completely ignoring Covid norms like social distancing and wearing masks.
Meanwhile, West Bengal recorded the highest single-daysurge in Covid cases on April 14 with 5,892 fresh cases pushing up the activecase count to 32,621. Surprisingly, the state government is still activelyholding political campaigning and flouting Coronavirus guidelines.
Here’s how corona cases spiked in these poll-bound states
West Bengal- The elections in West Bengal started onMarch 27 and will last till April 29. The eight phased elections followedaggressive campaigning by two main political parties in the state, i.e BJP ledby Prime Minister Modi and TMC led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The political parties organized mega campaigning,political rallies, and public meetings resulting in an increase in corona casesfrom only 200 new cases on March 1 to reporting 5,892 fresh cases on April 14.
Tamil Nadu-Tamil Nadu had reported only 470 new cases onMarch 1 and now recorded 7,819 new cases on April 14, 2021.
Kerala-On March 1, Kerela had registered more than 3000fresh corona infections. Cut to, the daily numbers on April 13 are 5,615 cases
Assam- The state had registered only 23 new cases onMarch 1 and cut to April 13, reported 378 fresh cases.
Puducherry- On March 1, Puducherry had reported on 19 newcases. On April 13, the union territory recorded 313 cases.