Govt. Failed to Deal With Corona Pandemic -Kuldeep Singh
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Shimla, May 18 – Under the leadership of Congress President Kuldeep Singh Rathore, Congress leaders today staged a protest at the Ridge, against the government’s failures due to the rising corona cases in the state.
While answering the queries of journalists, Rathore accused the government of completely failing to deal with the Corona epidemic. The government did not take any measures in time.
The work of vaccination in the state is going on at a very slow pace. There is not enough quantity of vaccines available for youth above 18 years of age. He said that the rural youths are facing a lot of difficulties due to the registration work being complicated.
He alleged that the government as per its convenience has increased the time gap between the first dose and the second dose due to the acute shortage of vaccines in the country. He asked the government to tell which expert recommended that the duration of the second dose be extended, while after the first dose he was also given 6 weeks time.
Rathore said that due to the lack of vaccines in the country, the government has extended its time period which just playing with the health of the people.
He said that earlier the government exported vaccines that were made in the country and due to this today there has been a huge shortage in the country.
He said that the government should now global tender it so that its deficiency can be met. He said that after the first wave of Corona, the government did not take any measures to fight the second wave. The epidemic has been overcome to a large extent in foreign countries while this is not under control in the country.
Expressing concern over the fast-growing cases of corona infection, Rathore said that its spread can cause serious problems in the remote villages of the state. There is an urgent need of door to door testing and vaccination. He said that there is already a huge deficiency of health services in rural areas. He said that the test report should come within 24 hours.
He said that there is no facility for testing and sampling in rural areas. He demanded to start mobile van services for this. He said that there has been a huge shortage of beds, oxygen, ventilators, and other necessary equipment in hospitals. People affected by corona are under heavy mental stress. The death toll is increasing day by day.
Rathore said that Congress is trying all possible help to protect the people from Corona. We are providing all kinds of help to anyone who requests us under the Gandhi Helpline.
The entire system of the government has collapsed and as such has forced the Congress party to sit on dharna in order to awaken the government.
