Level 4 in India vis a vis COVID 19. Breaking all worldwide records. What went wrong? What didn't they do early on? What happened?

Hello Rosie:

How're ya doin?  I'm great.. Thanks for asking..

What they didn't do, is shove the light up far enough into their bodies..

excon This post was edited by excon at April 24, 2021 11:11 AM MDT

Hello again, Rosie:

Yesterday was the one year lysolaversary, where our orange leader suggested injecting Lysol and sticking lights up your ass..  I remember it well..

excon

"It's clear that the marked opening of society – with travel, local elections, religious gatherings, weddings – led to superspreader events. And the emergence of variants certainly added speed."

"In recent weeks, he (Modi) presided over huge election rallies in West Bengal, one of five regions holding state elections throughout this month. On Thursday, Modi's close aide and home minister, Amit Shah, had at least three rallies scheduled, though attendance was belatedly capped at 500 people.

Indian officials also refused to curb this month's Kumbh Mela, one of the largest gatherings of people in the world, where millions of Hindu faithful take a ritual dip in the Ganges River. Thousands of participants tested positive for the coronavirus in the aftermath of the event, and at least one religious leader died. Last weekend, Modi tweeted that the rest of Kumbh Mela should be held "symbolically."

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/04/22/989768074/how-india-went-from-a-ray-of-hope-to-a-world-record-for-most-covid-cases-in-a-da

Essentially, complacency as was explained by a senior Indian doctor speaking on the radio this morning. That would lead to the sort of events Spunk describes, but the doctor said even many of his fellow medical people seemed to think themselves safe.

Plus factors like denial, fear and ignorance, of course; as common in many other lands.