Gunners Shot

                                    The Needle Points at China The Virus from Wuhan has shaken mankind. While everyone was probably expecting a life changing alien contact as depicted often by Hollywood, a viral protein from Wuhan has left us flatfooted. Its origins are being obscured deliberately by China. However, one thing for sure. The Virus announced itself in Wuhan, China not in Mars! As a result the needle of suspicion points straight at China. A combatant China has pulled out all stops to deny or deflect the blame away from it. China gets offended when ‘China’ or ‘Wuhan’ are prefixed to the Virus. It is digging deep to position itself as the leader in the fight against the Virus with a theme that all of us should thank it for buying time. It is tom-tomming the role of the superior communist response vis a vis the ineffectiveness of democratic models in saving lives. Can China sha...

The battle is truly joined with Corona Virus from Wuhan, China .  We Indians are at Day 5 of the battle. Let us review the situation and see what lies ahead holistically. Every one of us is under attack - Individually and collectively, under the pump. We are in a battle for our lives and the way we live it. The battlefield is your house, mohalla, area, taluk, district, state, the nation and most importantly our health care infrastructure and professionals. The viral enemy is ubiquitous.  We are under siege. How do we defeat this Virus?  The military way.  Since all of us are battling the enemy together, this review will be in military style. Enemy Transmission and Fatality. Corona Virus transmits through respiratory droplets (sneeze or cough or talk) [1] which can infect other people via the eyes, nose, or mouth—either when they land directly on somebody’s face or when they’re transferred there by people touching their face with contaminated ...