Can India afford to lift its lockdown? Why or why not?

There are a lot of countries that are still under lockdown because of the threat of Coronavirus. India is one of the countries that extended its lockdown several times ever since the first lockdown that occurred last March.

They cannot afford another lockdown anymore because a lot of the people in India would need to rely on their livelihood so that they can continue living. Some people have lost their sources of income because they cannot open their food stalls.

A lot of businesses have also been severely affected by the virus. The lockdown is supposed to slow down the spread of the virus but it seems that the extended lockdown can also cause people to not have enough to buy the resources that they need.

Indians can actually not afford to live the lockdown now. The reasons are very obvious. One of which is that it is known that the only way out of this ravaging pandemic is to crush the curve of the daily new cases (by bringing it down to zero), then at that, the country can be opened, but the country would even be opened gradually.

But even at that, it is suicidal to allow international flights (unless all the incoming travelers can be tested) to resume their operations. If they are allowed, it means that the country would be at the risk of a second wave of infections, which will again involve shutting down the country.

So, as at now, can we say India is crushing the curve? No. It’s not even flattening it at all. India is Far from crushing the curve. Therefore India cannot afford to ease the lockdown.

The correct answer to this question is No; they can not afford to lift the lockdown. The temporary stop to the flow of the country is to stop the spread of COVID-19 from spreading across the country. This has caused many businesses to force their employees to work from home or to close altogether, which includes agriculture, retail stores, and farming locations.

However, if India lifts the lockdown too fast, the virus could spread at a rapid rate. The virus is deadly, which would mean a high number of their citizens would lose their lives, which they can not afford.

The truth is that the outbreak of coronavirus has seriously affected the economy of different countries of the world, and India is no exception. Although India has managed to slow down the spread of the disease, the aftermath of this, especially when you critically consider the economic effect of this even after the war against the disease has ended, might slow down the economic growth of the country.

Currently, there are reports that thousands of people are losing their jobs. The implication of this is that it will increase the employment rate of the country, and it will further subject millions of people into abject poverty.

The Indian government is also thinking in this direction, and that is why it is currently working on some ways by which the lockdown can be eased so it won't pose more harm to the economic growth of the country. Although the easing or relaxation of the lockdown might give rise to the spread of the disease, however, a prolonged lockdown poses more harm to the economic growth of the country.