As the government eases the lockdown, people raced to markets to start preparing for the coming Eid. Not only are they getting out of their homes unnecessarily they are also violating the Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) set by the government to control the coronavirus spread in the country.
People are avoiding basic COVID-19 precautions. Social distancing was also neglected by the citizens.
What was unfortunate to see was parents lugging along their children without a care in the world. Markets are overflowing with buyers from 8 am in the morning till lockdown commence.
This smart lockdown initiative is taking a pretty poor turn and can cause more harm than good.
Not so ‘smart’ lockdown
Senator Saeed Ghani also took to Twitter to comment on the ongoing situation and the carefree attitude of parents regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I am shocked and distressed. Parents are more concerned about Eid clothes than the well being of their children. Today we are being reprimanded for not opening shopping malls and markets. God Forbid Tomorrow we may suffer a shortage of space in hospitals, and a shortage of doctors. May Allah have mercy on us all,” Senator Ghani tweets.
میں حیرت زدہ ہوں، پریشان ہوں کہ
لوگوں کو اپنے بچوں کی صحت اور زندگی سے زیادہ نئے کپڑوں کی فکر ہے۔
آج شاپنگ مال اور بازار نہ کھولنے پر ہماری سرزنش ہورہی ہے کل خدانخواستہ اسپتالوں میں جگہ کم ہونے پر، ڈاکٹرز کم ہونے پر ہوگی۔
اللہ ہی ہم سب پر اپنا رحم فرمائے— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) May 18, 2020
The tweet since then has gotten 1.3K Retweets & 5.8K Likes
Twitteraties agree with Senator Ghani’s views
اللہ نا کرےاگر اگلےکچھ دنوں میں ڈاکٹرز، وینٹیلیٹرز، بیڈ، نرسز کم پڑھ گئےموجودہ صورتحال کو دیکھتے ہوئے تب کیاہوگا؟
اسکاذمہ دار کون ہوگا، میرا یہ مطالبہ ہو گااس وقت کہ جو جو فیصلےجس جس نےکیےوہ ہی اس صورتحال سےنمٹےاور سندھ حکومت کو بخش دے،کیونکہ سندھ حکومت کی کارکردگی سب کےسامنےتھی
— Shahina Saeeda Siddiqui (@ShahinaSaeeda) May 18, 2020
“God forbid if doctors, ventilators, beds, nurses are fall short in the next few days, what will happen considering the current situation? Who will be responsible for this, my demand will be that whoever makes the decision will deal with this situation and leave the Sindh government out of it because the performance of the Sindh government was in front of everyone.”
Senator Ghani also tweeted, ” Wanted to know when are schools opening, If corona doesn’t affect crowds then the school should be opened too. Children and suffering and education is more important than Eid clothes.”
پوچھنا تھا کہ
اگر اسکولوں میں کرونا نہیں آتا تو وہ بھی کھول دیتے ہیں کیونکہ بچوں کی تعلیم بری طرح متاثر ہورہی ہے اور تعلیم کم از کم نئے کپڑوں سے زیادہ ضروری ہے۔— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) May 18, 2020
Hahaha I was asking my mom .. these people going to markets would carry Corona from shopping malls and infect their children after reaching house..why to close the schools?
— Sania (@Sania96813388) May 18, 2020
#LockdownEnd Deep message!
Shopping is more important than life!?☹ pic.twitter.com/NstJ3z2stC— Naeem Malik ?? (@NaeemShabbir8) May 19, 2020
The Govt might have its reasons for initiating smart lockdown but Pakistanis are least concerned to follow the proper guidelines and SOPs set for their own benefit.
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