Everyone is surprised and scared by the speed with which the third wave of Corona is increasing. The record of maximum number of positive cases in a day has been broken in Surat on Thursday in the Corona epidemic. In Surat city, more than 2500 corona cases have been reported in a single day. This third wave has once again created a slowdown in the textile industry of Surat. Especially the Pavilion, Catering, Hotel and Event Industry as if the third wave of Corona has engulfed the fleet.
Even during the first and second wave of Corona, these industries were included in the most affected industry. Marriages had stopped. People were not coming out of their homes. There was also the problem of lockouts during the two waves. When the lockout ended, small-scale marriages and other public affairs also started taking place. By the end of the second wave, the entrepreneurs who had suffered a severe financial blow were in such hope that after Makar Sankranti in the new year of 2022, they would make up for the old loss in the new season. But the third wave of Corona has ruined everything.
Although this time there is no lockdown like situation in the third wave of Corona. But the cases of corona are increasing much faster than before. For this reason, where the government had earlier given permission to gather 400 people in public events, it has to be reduced to 150 people in a week. Now if there are events for 150 people, then we can estimate how much adverse effect will be on the revenue of people associated with pavilion, catering, hotel and event industry.
Experts believe that the third wave of Corona will reach its peak in the end of February and the beginning of March and the way the cases are increasing, it seems that the government will have to take more strict steps as a precaution. In such a situation, in the coming two-three months, it is not possible to get relaxation in terms of numbers in the gathering of people. In such a situation, people associated with the industry believe that the wedding season of the coming three-four months has been ruined.
Due to the rise of the third wave, people are also either canceling or going ahead with their wedding events. Hoteliers have also started giving options to extend bookings in the months ahead instead of canceling the February-March bookings. On the other hand, the sword is also hanging on the booking of destination marriage because people are now shying away from traveling due to the third wave. The number of passengers on domestic flights has come down to less than half. The service of intercity buses has already been stopped in the state. Hope the achche din come soon for the entrepreneurs and the third wave ends at the earliest.