Admin New Delhi. During the first wave of the Corona epidemic, frontline workers, ie doctors, health workers and policemen, employed their lives at stake. At the same time, hundreds of frontline workers also lost their lives. When the vaccination campaign started in the country, first-line workers were first vaccinated. The result was seen during the second wave of Corona. The number of frontline workers who lost their lives in the second wave decreased as compared to the first wave. However, the journalists have not been so lucky. Journalists were not given the status of frontline workers despite continuing duty during the Corona period. Nor did he get priority in the vaccination campaign. So far more than 300 journalists have lost their lives, including many veteran journalists. Looking at the figures, an average of three journalists lost their lives daily during April 2021. At the same time, this figure increased to 4 deaths daily in May.
The second wave of the Corona epidemic not only engulfed many senior journalists, but also snatched the lives of journalists working in different districts, towns and villages of the country. According to a Delhi-based organization, a total of 238 journalists died of corona during April 2020 to May 2021. The second wave of the Corona epidemic wreaked havoc on the media industry, while the first wave did not cause much damage. According to the report, only 56 journalists lost their lives during the first wave from April 2020 to December 2020.
At the same time, 171 journalists died in the second wave from April 1, 2021 to May 16, 2021. During January to April, 11 journalists were swallowed up by Corona. Apart from the figures of 238 deaths released by the institution of Delhi, 82 other journalists have also lost their lives. However, their names are not confirmed at the moment. Dr. Kota Neelima, director of the institution, said that so far more than 300 journalists have died from Corona. The names of 238 journalists have been confirmed so far.
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