Comments on: SPANISH FLU (1918-20) AND CORONA PANDEMIC (2019-?)

By: Lt Gen Jagdish Chander

Lt Gen Jagdish Chander — Mon, 04 May 2020 11:36:46 +0000

HI Sir,
What a lovely way to spend time- for the benefit of unpadh guys like us.Thank you Sir.
You’ve apparently done a lot of research to arrive at your conclusions.
Love your style of writing.
How are you doing . I had signed out of this account for over 6/7 years. Somehow discovered this account’s password today. look forward to more interaction now.
Uma is well so are both the boys and their families.
with very warm regards to Mrs Surjit too.
Jagdish

By: Maj Gen Surjit Singh

Maj Gen Surjit Singh — Mon, 04 May 2020 11:31:03 +0000

Jagdish,
Thanks.
After retiring, I tried bridge. I tried golf. Did not feel satisfied.
My father used to write. I followed in his footsteps.
Mails like your message give me the impetus to read…and write.
I can never forget the affection which I have received from you and Uma; in Gangtok as well as B’luru
Stay safe, and God bless.
Surjit

By: Lt Gen Jagdish Chander

Lt Gen Jagdish Chander — Mon, 04 May 2020 11:26:04 +0000

jagdish chander
3:25 PM (1 hour ago)
to me

By: Surendra Rishi

Surendra Rishi — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:47:12 +0000

Dear Surjit,
A well researched and articulated piece. The
Parallel drawn between the two pandemics
is valid. Hopefully, with all the precautions
being taken in India we should be able to avoid
the havoc caused by Corona elsewhere

Regards
S R

By: J Thomas

J Thomas — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:28:47 +0000

Sriram, it is good to be optimistic. However, somewhere between optimism and pessimism is realism.

A lot of people in US declared that Covid-19 is no worse than the flu. One friend of mine wanted to bet that total deaths in US would be under 10,000. Within a week, the deaths exceeded that figure. Then he wanted to bet that the deaths would not exceed 50,000. Even that figure was exceeded within 2 or 3 weeks. Today Covid-19 is the cause of the highest number of deaths in US.

Up to date world statistics on Covid-19 are available at the John Hopkins site https://www.coronavirusliveupdate.com/

The same statistics but with more detail and more graphs are available at https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Unfortunately, the mortality rate is much higher than the flu. And a major problem is that even asymptomatic persons do infect others.

By: Air Cmdre Krishna Kannan

Air Cmdre Krishna Kannan — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 05:28:42 +0000

KRISHNA KANNAN
9:54 AM (1 hour ago)
to J, me

Dear JT Sir,
Thank you for circulating Gen Surjit’s write-up. The comparison drawn with the Spanish Flu is apt. The article which is a balanced piece of writing is timely, highly informative and really helpful in understanding the Coronavius Pandemic.
Through you, I wish to convey my sincere thanks and appreciation to Gen Surjit!
Kind regards,
Air Cmde M V Kannan (Retd)

By: Col SK Kohli

Col SK Kohli — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:12:56 +0000

colls Kohli
Fri, Apr 24, 7:38 PM (16 hours ago)
to me, nana

Kya mein khwabh dekh raha hoon
iss GUFTA GU
KO PADTEY PADTEY

I recall the days passed since yesterday
almost over six decades away

Surjit Dear brother
in my memory you shall
for ever stay
even when I pass away

Will you remember me
all my friends
only a simple man
Colls
I am
Fare thee well
Corona is playing hell

but they say we all will do well

NDA’s Blessings
Time alone can tell

TIME GOD BLESS
Colls
24 Apr 2020
Noida
9818574698 sms only
TOTALLY DEAF

By: VJ Lawrence

VJ Lawrence — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:07:01 +0000

LAwrence Vakayil Jacob
Fri, Apr 24, 11:18 PM (12 hours ago)
to me

Dear Surjit Sir
Superbly written.Very informative. Lot of parallels can be drawn between the two.

Thanks for sharing

Rgds
Lawrence

By: Col Guljit Chadha

Col Guljit Chadha — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:09:42 +0000

Guljit singh Chadha
11:08 AM (2 hours ago)
to me

Dear General
A remarkable analysis articulated beautifully.
Thanks for sharing, Sir !
I have now relocated to Noida andI have joined Bennett University Greater Noida as Registrar.
Trust you, Ma’am and all your loved ones are doing well in this testing time !
Warm regards

By: Brig Surinder Singh

Brig Surinder Singh — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:47:12 +0000

Great insight into the historic event.

However history may or may not repeat itself. In the Indian scenario, the dice is loaded in our favour. We have the experience of others behind us and were better prepared to tackle it.

Trends indicate that the virus is losing its sting and like the eternal optimist said

“ Garmee ayeegee to mar jayega,saala virus!”