Kolkata: Kolkata’s response to the third wave, the alternative is described as more tsunamis, has been qualitatively different from the city’s reaction to the two first waves of the virus.
Confused (the most common response to the first wave) and weak defeat (the most common second wave response) has been followed by anxiety, acceptance and, in some citizens, hoping for high infections and low-priced and fatality levels can finally indicate a period Better front.
Times Viewexperts in a round voice that this third wave will be different: it will peak very fast with high numbers and then gradually tapered with hospitalization and the death rate is significantly lower than what we have seen in the first two waves.
But it should have no reason for us to let our guard down.
Control the level of high infection remains important so they do not put our health system under too much stress.
We must remember that Covid-19 never failed to take us with a surprise.
The psychiatrist said the part of the difference lies in the fact that most of the city now knows more about viruses than in 2020 and 2021 and so also handling avalanches of news is much more mature.
With the whole family testing positive this time, often with neighbors also affected, the third wave has seen the collective resistance previously lost, they said.
People finally reached the requirements with a pandemic, said the psychiatrist J RAM.
“With thousands of people affected, the fear of the virus has diminished.
Now there is a calm reception, mostly due to two reasons.
First, mild infections and people recover quickly.
There is no hospital bed crisis or in a hurry for oxygen support Last May-June.
It has a psychological impact, coupled with the fact that we have locking that brings isolation sense, “Ram said.
He quoted an example of a woman who suffered from chronic depression which was left trauma for 2020 lockdown.
“He lives with his sick mother and is afraid to be asked to leave their flat if they have Covid.
This time, with a positive majority test in the housing complex, no one is disturbed.
On the contrary, everyone accepts that they will have it faster or nalank, “Add RAM.
According to psychologist Soumya Mukherjee, over time we have received that Covid is the same as other viruses.
“We now know more about Covid than two years ago.
The fact that this disease has been hit often more frightening than the consequences of the disease.
This is because the virus is not long, it is easier to handle.
We have understood that precautions, social blasphemy and Good cleanliness can keep Covid away.
Finally people realize that Covid does not mean death, “he said.
Pulmonologist King Dhar said that besides the elderly with comorbidity, Covid did not leave people who were afraid.
“Now the enemy is known.
Fear may remain but with so many who have a very mild and recovery disease quickly, the psychological impact is minimal,” Dhar added.
Lifeline Foundation, who runs Helpline for depression, has seen an increase of 80% in the number of calls during the first wave.
The majority of callers are young and upper mobile who lose their jobs or depression because they have salary deductions.
There has been a sharp decline in the number of people who seek help or counseling this time.
The absence of locking too, has helped a lot, feel RAM.
“Along with the virus, the lock too, is something that leaves the vulnerable psychologically very depressed.
They feel cutoff and go to the shell.
This time, normal life is not affected and nothing is completely closed,” RAM added.
While fear has been reduced, Covid’s fatigue has gotten better scare, feeling Minu Buddhites.
“People are not afraid because their variants are light and mostly vaccinated.
But that does not mean that we are able to become careless,” said Buddhia, founder of a caring mind.