SERVE INDIA
Volume 1, Issue 1
May 2020
COVID 19 - World in Peril
WHO, an institution that failed the world and a rogue nation at work
By Prof Rohit Ramesh
Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University), Prayagraj
Maiden edition of SERVE
Newsletter
The beginning of a relationship
Not long ago Wuhan was a name not many across the globe
were familiar with, except those in scientific community and in
particular ones concerned with virology as a field of study, for it
is the home to Wuhan Institute of Virology. Today however, it
is a different story
The out-break of a pandemic
On January 12, 2020, World Health Organization released a
press briefing stating, "The evidence is highly suggestive that the
outbreak is associated with exposures in one seafood market in Wuhan.
The market was closed on 1 January 2020. At this stage, there is no
infection among healthcare workers, and no clear evidence of human-tohuman transmission. The Chinese authorities continue their work of
intensive surveillance and follow up measures, as well as further
epidemiological investigations".
By the editorial team
SERVE India
Dear Patrons, we on behalf of SERVE India, welcome you
all to our maiden edition of newsletter
Purpose
To us newsletter is a medium of communication to our
patrons, volunteers and members. It will also be a
compendium to the activities undertaken by SERVE India
during the course of the past month.
Our newsletter will include a column penned by an invited
guest on issues pertaining to social, national, and
international relevance.
WHO further stated, "it is reassured of the quality of the ongoing
investigations and the response measures implemented in Wuhan, and
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Maiden edition of SERVE newsletter
SERVE India Covid 19 Aid & Relief Efforts
Our plans
Newsletter will also offer an opportunity to our esteemed
members and volunteers to express their respective
opinions and thoughts on issues of importance and to share
their experience as members and volunteers of SERVE
India, dedicated to the cause of serving the nation.
It will also be a platform, to review the activities of SERVE
India, and to offer constructive suggestions to help us serve
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the commitment to share information regularly" And WHO
went on to issue an advisory:
"WHO advice
Based on information provided by national authorities, WHO’s
recommendations on public health measures and surveillance for
novel corona viruses apply.
WHO does not recommend any specific health measures for
travelers. In case of symptoms suggestive of respiratory illness either
during or after travel, travelers are encouraged to seek medical
attention and share travel history with their healthcare provider.
Travel guidance has been updated. WHO advises against the
application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the
information currently available on this event".
WHO further went on to heap praises on China’s
response to corona virus for setting a “new global
standard” for epidemic control. The truth however is
far more complex.
China is not like any other country of the world, it is a
country ruled by communist ideology, where words like
democracy, freedom, free press, secularism, and even
rule of law have no meaning at all. On the contrary, these
words cannot be a part of even informal discussions. It's
a country that does not believe in freedom of
information, a country that fiercely enforces censorship
of every kind, including information, and it is a country
that thrives on an expansionist agenda. It practices an
ideology that at its best can only be termed as dangerous.
Readers may be compelled to ask the relevance of this write-up in the
newsletter of an NGO, and to them I would say that this pandemic,
unlike any other has affected almost every living soul on this planet.
China is a nation where its scientists are obsessed with
viruses and its leaders with secrecy, no matter what the
cost. The first reported case of corona virus infection
was on 8 December, yet it took Wuhan health authorities
more than three weeks to come out with information.
New York Times reporters Chris Buckley and Steven Lee
Myers have reported that Li Wenliang, the doctor who
had warned an online chat group on 30 December of a
mysterious illness in the city, but was subsequently
forced to sign a police statement that his warning
constituted “illegal behaviour”. The Wuhan health
authority published a statement on their website that 27
people were affected by pneumonia and that the disease
was “preventable and controllable”. Articles and
comments about corona virus continue to be deleted
online and the government has issued warnings against
spreading “rumors”.
Thus I ask, was WHO not aware of these characteristics
associated with China, or was it some-thing else that
blinded them (intentional or other-wise)
The scenario that has thus evolved is that of a lifethreatening pandemic, with no end in sight, economies
decimated, companies going bankrupt, cities shuttered,
schools, colleges, and universities closed, supply chains
across countries disrupted, millions unemployed,
approximately 5 million infected and 350,000 dead and
billions of free individuals under mandatory lock-down.
In midst of this pandemonium, China is raking the
benefits out of this colossal calamity earning billions by
supplying defective test kits, PPEs, ventilators and other
hospital supplies and its scientists continue their spree of
crazy experiments with viruses at Wuhan. Noted scientist
Professor Peter Chumakov Chief researcher at the
Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology in Moscow,
claimed in an interview, that the picture of the possible
creation of the current corona virus is slowly emerging.
Scientists at the Wuhan Laboratory, he said, have been
actively involved in the development of various corona
virus variants for over 10 years.
China is and always has been a 'rogue nation' and
continues to be one. It is thus imperative that countries
across the globe align and hold China accountable for the
spread of COVID 19 pandemic. The iron curtain put up
by China ought to be brought down and its activities
behind those curtains scanned and analyzed. Labs
engaged in research on viruses must be thoroughly
inspected and truth be bared for all. If not, then we are
looking at another pandemic waiting to engulf the globe
once again, with wide ranging serious repercussions,
because China is not going to stop on its own,
disruption, destruction and expansionist agenda is in its
DNA.
Readers may be compelled to ask the relevance of this
write-up in the newsletter of an NGO, and to them I
would say that this pandemic, unlike any other has
affected almost every living soul on this planet. It has not
just killed hundreds of thousands, infected millions and
put billions at the risk of infection, it has altered the way
of life of human beings, it has not just brought economic
disaster, it has destroyed the very fabric of our society. It
has not just unemployed hundreds of millions across the
planet, it has devastated the future of nations, it has not
just affected our today, it has influenced our tomorrow.
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better.
Help us serve better - We gratefully welcome suggestions
from all, as it is our firm belief that there can be no limit to
efficiency, improvement, perfection and service.
SERVE INDIA'S COVID 19
AID & RELIEF EFFORTS
Till date
 Visited 44 villages in the district of Prayagraj and
mounted a Covid 19 awareness campaign.
 Covid 19 Awareness & Prevention (CAP) Team
generated awareness among 15000 people (approx)
across 44 villages.
We are committed to serving India; hence, we humbly seek
advice and guidance from everyone who is concerned about the
welfare of our country and our fellow citizens and assure all
contributors that we at SERVE India will ensure the
implementation of all constructive suggestions and
recommendation in our efforts.
 50000 pamphlets distributed on Covid 19, social
distancing norms, precautions, symptoms of Corona
infection and what to do guidelines in case of
symptoms arising.
 12000 facemasks distributed across 44 villages
 4200 soaps distributed across 44 villages
 11250 food packets distributed across urban and rural
Prayagraj
Timeline of Our Visits
Date
Name of Village
22/03/2020
Mohabatganj Kachhar
Mahewa Patti
Dandi
Tignauta
Dabhaon
Chaka
Pashchim Kachhar
Chak Rana Tiwari
Dewrakh Uparhar
Mawaiya Kachar
Chak Daud Nagar
Chak Durgadatt
Tenduavan
Gobardhanpura
Madnua Uparhar
Lawayan Kalan Kachar
Mohiuddinpur
Babupur
Sarangapur
Chakpure Kala
Pipirasa
Chak Shobharam
Chakman
Chak Mohammad Rafi
Ubhari
Muradpur
Chak Ramjan Ali
Itraura
Chak Ataullah
Balapur
Baramar
Chak Vishnath
Chak Bisuni
25/03/2020
28/03/2020
31/03/2020
03/04/2020
07/04/2020
10/04/2020
Our Plans
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Continue serving the laborers and daily wage
earners with food packets till the lock-down is
lifted
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Increasing our reach to the remotest of villages in
the district of Prayagraj
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Making available OTC drugs to people in need
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Continue to generate awareness about COVID 19
to the rural population
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Establishing Covid 19 Awareness & Prevention
(CAP) Booths in villages
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Soliciting all possible assistance to district
administration in combating COVID 19
Humanity can be best served by doing for
others what we expect others to do for us
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10/04/2020
17/04/2020
23/04/2020
Antari Taluka Nibi
Chak Chandupur
Rehi Khurd Ta. Purwa
Chak Gauri Shankar
Narsinghpur
Bali Pur
Karma
Tewaria Kala
Bari Bajahiya
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