ED: A hard lockdown after Eid

A one month-long strict lockdown with no compromises could beat this virus
The much deadlier Indian variant of the coronavirus is now within our borders, and the simple fact of the matter is, drastic measures must be taken before the problem takes on an unmanageable proportion. 

A hard lockdown, therefore, is the only thing that may get the situation under control, however unpopular the decision may be in certain quarters. Businesses and livelihoods will be affected, no doubt, but we have seen the fate of neighbouring India and the last thing we want is that scale of death and destruction here.