COVID-19 has really held a mirror in front us collectively, and what we see mostly is ugliness of the kind many people haven’t been exposed to en masse (or mayb

COVID-19 has really held a mirror in front us collectively, and what we see mostly is ugliness of the kind many people haven’t been exposed to en masse (or maybe not for quite sometime). Talking about India, it’s soon set to cross the U.S. in total number of cases, now that the strict lockdowns have been lifted (and the economy battered by the lockdowns). The situation with N95 masks was dire even in April, and there have been investigative reports on the “mask mafia” [1] who hoard these masks, engage in price gouging and also sell a lot of counterfeit (almost useless) masks using names like 3M. We always knew that people will profit from any situation, but “disaster capitalism” is quite prominent in the handling of COVID-19. I can’t wait to see what happens when the vaccines arrive (there are already rumors of a looking disposable syringe shortage, which would affect people who routinely need these) and how many people are going to be injected with fake stuff and reused syringes and what not. [1]: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mask-mafia-caught-profiteering-off-coronavirus-pandemic-1666530-2020-04-13 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mask-mafia-caught-prof...