Mumbai: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday (April 2) warned that if the quantity of COVID-19 cases stored rising the best way they’ve in the previous few days and weeks, the state would possibly run out of facilities to take care of the virus.
The CM emphasised how the state has ramped up the healthcare infrastructure and testing facilities and has stayed forward in the struggle in opposition to coronavirus to this point. But regardless of all of the preparations, there may be a shortage of facilities in the coming days.
“If the number of patients continue to grow this way, then there will be a shortage of facilities in the coming days,” mentioned Thackeray.
“We will increase the facilities but where will we find sufficient number of doctors and nurses?” he added.
Admitting that the scenario in Maharashtra is worrying, he mentioned that his authorities just isn’t conserving something from the general public.
“We are not hiding anything. Today the situation in Maharashtra may be looking worrying but we are not hiding anything,” mentioned the CM.
“I would not talk about other states. I only say that I have the responsibility of the people of Maharashtra,” he added.
Thackeray listed the a number of measures the state has taken to sort out the virus, together with the vaccination drive.
“When pandemic started, we had only two labs for testing. Now there are 500 facilities. We have a capacity of testing 1.82 lakh people and soon we will achieve 2.50 lakh testing capacity. 70% of our tests are done using RT-PCR. We have also increased the number of beds. At present we have 3.85 lakh beds,” mentioned Thackeray.
“Maharashtra has become the number one state in vaccination. Three lakh vaccinations are happening every day. So far 65 lakh people have been vaccinated in the state,” he added.
He mentioned that the Centre ought to think about sending extra vaccine doses to fulfill the demand in the state.
About whether or not the state will endure a lockdown, the CM mentioned that it has not been determined but.
He did cite examples of different nations which were compelled to impose partial or full lockdown.
“Look what happened abroad. The situation in France is critical, there is a third lockdown. There is work from home in Hungary. The same thing happened in Denmark. There is lockdown in Ireland, tight restrictions in Kenya and so on,” Thackeray mentioned.
He mentioned that the choice on lockdown may be taken tomorrow.
