Centre, states doing everything possible to tackle COVID disaster: Rajnath Singh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday stated the Centre and the state governments are doing everything possible to tackle the COVID-19 disaster, whereas asserting that solely those that carry out commit errors.
“The speed displayed by the Uttar Pradesh government in tackling the COVID cases should be praised. Mistakes can be committed by anyone. Only a person who performs will commit mistakes. But this is not the time for criticism, if anyone spots any loophole and offers suggestions, the state government will welcome it,” he instructed reporters.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted this pandemic as a challenge and the government is doing everything possible to tackle this challenge,” he stated, including that many international locations are serving to India at this hour of disaster due to the nice diplomatic relations solid by the prime minister.
The Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow visited a 255-bed COVID hospital constructed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on the Haj House right here and conveyed condolences to the households of the COVID-19 victims.
“You may or may not have seen today’s news. The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised the work of the Uttar Pradesh government. It is not a small thing,” Singh claimed.
In a tweet on Monday, the WHO stated, “In #India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh, the state gov. has initiated house-to-house active case finding of #COVID19 in rural areas to contain transmission by testing people with symptoms for rapid isolation, disease management & contact tracing.”
A state authorities press observe stated, “The World Health Organization lauded the efforts of the Uttar Pradesh government to contain the virus in rural areas with special reference to the mass testing drive being conducted in the revenue villages as the state government is exerting efforts to ensure the safety of villagers.”
The international well being physique valued the measures taken by Adityanath and his authorities in stopping the unfold of COVID-19 within the distant areas of the state, it stated.
The WHO has been working with the state authorities in these actions, the organisation’s tweets point out.
The defence minister stated, “All the state governments and the Centre are doing everything possible to tackle this challenge. I want to reiterate that only a person who performs will commit mistakes and he should not be criticised, but should be given suggestions.”
He stated the 255-bed COVID hospital can have 25 ventilators and roughly 100 HFNCs (High Flow Nasal Cannula).
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Tuesday thrashed the state authorities’s claims on managing the coronavirus pandemic. His ‘s assertion got here hours after the defence minister’s go to to the town, the place he praised Adityanath’s dealing with of the COVID-19 disaster.
Speaking on the event, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the prime minister and the defence minister, and stated a 500-bed COVID hospital constructed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was made practical at Lucknow’s Avadh Shilpgram and a 750-bed COVID hospital grew to become practical in Varanasi on Monday.
“People must follow the guidelines of the Centre and the state government. This will help break the chain of transmission of the virus,” he stated.
On May 5, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee COVID Hospital arrange by the DRDO in Lucknow was made practical.
