Mayhem in the Markaz (Day 6 & 7 of Lock Down) - 30th and 31st March 2020
30th and 31st March - Mayhem in the Markaz Sleep was disturbed early in the morning - not by my wife - but a cat. It was 04:00 AM in the morning, a cat had entered our kitchen. Poor cat, her search for food must had been in vain as there were no eatables out in the open on kitchen slab. After seeing off the cat, dozed off peacefully for couple of hours. After the routine round up of news and social media updates, I began a second round of sanitizing all spots which were frequently touched by hand - door handles, window latches, taps, mobile chargers and what not. Globally, the corona crisis was worsening. The situation which appeared grim and hopeless few days back, now looked a much better situation to be in. India however looked in slightly better shape, Government had reported that the curve may had just started to flatten . With help pouring in from all quarters of the society, relief had finally started reaching many of the poor workers caught in the double disast...