{"id":2155,"date":"2020-04-01T06:24:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T06:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elscintautomation.com\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2020-04-01T06:24:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T06:24:58","slug":"carona-virus-induced-21-day-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elscintautomation.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/01\/carona-virus-induced-21-day-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Carona Virus induced 21 day Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is an unprecedented situation which\nthe whole world is facing right now. At present more than 300 crore people out\nof the world\u2019s population of 550 crore (which translates to almost 60%) are\nunder some sort of lockdown. The lockdown is almost total in India while in\nother countries, some sort of manufacturing is still going on, though\ntruncated. In India, the lockdown is for 21 days (additionally 5 extra days in\ncase of those of us in the state of Maharashtra). This comes to a minimum of 26\ndays for us. We have not faced such a lockdown for any period of our life or\neven in our grandparent\u2019s lifetime. The earliest similar lockdown was in 1896,\nthat too only for the cities of Pune and Mumbai due to the Plague. But then the\neconomy was also very small and mostly dependent on agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Coming\nto the present situation, the same is very dire, not just for health reasons\nbut also as far as economic conditions are concerned. Not just for one\u2019s\ncompany but also for our country and the entire world. Once this problem is\nresolved, the timeline of which is unknown at this juncture, the world,\nincluding India is expected to go into a severe recession. This will be to an\nextent which we have never faced earlier, meaning that the earlier recession of\n2008 would seem like a cakewalk. Hence, we need to be ready for ensuring that\nthis does not reach us or if it does, the impact should be minimal. Else some\nhard decisions might be required. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            All\ndeliveries are obviously going to be delayed and everybody needs to put in more\neffort to complete them on priority once the world restarts. While all\ncompetitors from India might be closed, most companies don\u2019t compete only in\nIndia and competition is also with foreign companies and quite a few of them\nare working. Hence, there is more pressure now to complete the orders fast.\nHence, it is imperative that one should start thinking on what can be done to\nreduce the impact of this unforeseen situation and find ways to get over it as\nwell as how to ensure deliveries are prioritized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            If all\nwork together, this grim situation can obviously be turned into an opportunity\nas the most fleetfooted as well as those who are adaptable to change are the\nfirst ones to survive. This is the basic Darwinian principle and this still\nholds true. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Coming\nto this unexpected long break, it is said that 21 days are required to make or\nbreak a habit. This means that if we start doing something regularly for 21\ndays continuously, it becomes a habit and we get used to it. Similarly, if we\nhave to break any bad habit, it is just 21 days which are required. And all of\nus are staying home for more than 21 days right now. Hence, it is important\nthat one does not get into any bad habit like getting up late, sleeping in the\nafternoon, lazing around or procrastinating. One should\nuse this opportunity to learn something new, it can be anything, like cooking, playing\nany music, reading some good books, helping one\u2019s family members or even\nworking in one\u2019s farm (which is allowed to some extent). <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can even be about bad habits like\ntobacco, cigarettes or liquor. Those who are already eating tobacco, this is a\ngodsend opportunity to use these 21 days to break the habit by stopping it.\nBelieve me, it will help you in the future. Corona virus is not fatal for most\npeople but it surely is <\/a>for the elderly and those\nwho have lower immunity. Tobacco ensures that your immunity reduces. Hence, it\nis important for your own health that you should stop these bad habits, if any,\nimmediately. Additionally, one should ensure that he or she does not put in\nmore than 30 minutes on social media and mobile. Believe me, nobody gained\nanything by being part of Whatsapp groups, except for lost time, which one can never\ngain back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what does the future look like? <\/p>\n\n\n\n