Public Flouting Covid Norms to be Responsible for 3rd Pandemic Wave

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People crowded at SJP road near KR Market (seem to ignore social distancing guidelines) to buy flowers, vegetables and fruits during Coronavirus lockdown in the wake of the 2nd wave of COVID-19, in Bengaluru May 22, 2021. — IANS

Only 34.0 per cent of those interviewed during the survey said that government should be held responsible for another wave.

NEW DELHI —  The general public flouting Covid-19 norms to be responsible for a third wave of the pandemic, finds the IANS C Voter Tracker.

As huge crowds are being witnessed in markets and public places in different cities and crazy crowds seen at hill stations, flouting Covid norms, majority of people in India opined that general public will be responsible if there is a third wave in the country.

In an IANS C Voter Live News tracker, while 57.0 per cent of the respondents said that general public will be responsible if the country is hit by a third wave, only 34.0 per cent of those interviewed during the survey said that government should be held responsible for another wave.

Remaining of the respondents did not have any opinion on who should be held responsible if country is stuck by another wave of lethal virus.

Despite the claims made by the Centre that there is no vaccine shortage in the country, a large number of respondents interviewed in a IANS C Voter Live News tracker said that they are not able to get vaccine doses easily and they have to wait for long to get vaccinated to fight the deadly virus.

While 47.0 per cent of those, who were interviewed in the survey said that they are experiencing long waiting time in getting the jab, 42 per cent of the respondents shared a different experience as they said they are able to get vaccine doses easily without waiting for long period after booking their slot to get vaccinated.

The remaining respondents were not sure about the availability of the vaccine in the country.

Majority of Indians believe that decision of the Narendra Modi government to establish medical oxygen generation plant in every district of the country, taken amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country was a delayed one.

In the IANS C Voter Live News tracker, while 51 per cent of the respondents opined that government was late in taking a decision to establish medical oxygen generation in every district of the country, only 38 per cent of those interviewed during the survey said the decision was taken at the right time.

Remaining of the respondents were not sure if the government took the decision at right time or if it got late in deciding on the crucial issue during the pandemic.

After West Bengal, as political violence has been witnessed in Uttar Pradesh during the Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh and Block Pramukh elections and the ruling BJP is being accused of misusing government machinery and resorting to violence to win local body elections, a large number of people believe that all ruling parties in different states do not resort to such tactics to win local body elections.

In the IANS C Voter Live News tracker, while 45 per cent of the respondents said that all ruling parties in different states do not resort to violence and misuse government machinery to win the local body elections, 35 per cent of those, who were surveyed opined otherwise. 19.8 per cent of the respondents were not sure if all the ruling parties resort to such tactics to win local body elections or not. — IANS

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