By: PTI|Thiruvananthapuram |
October 20, 2020 9: 20: 31 am
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday stated Union health minister Harsh Vardhan’s current discuss rising coronavirus cases in Kerala should not be taken as a criticism of the state federal government’s COVID-19 management.
With Kerala witnessing a spurt in infections recently, Vardhan said the state was “paying the rate for gross carelessness” during Onam celebrations when opening of services along with a boost in travel for trade and tourist led to the spread of COVID-19
Nevertheless, Vijayan blamed an “irresponsible opposition” for the increasing cases.
” The current comments by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan must not be taken as a criticism of the efforts of the state in Covid management,” Vijayan stated.
The primary minister said the COVID-19 scenario in the state was under control during and after the Onam festive season as a rigorous vigil was enforced.
” Our COVID preventive procedures were a success however the massive demonstrations throughout the state by an irresponsible opposition derailed the efforts of the federal government,” Vijayan stated.
He said Kerala was the first place in the nation to develop a COVID-19 protocol while social distancing and public awareness projects were begun in the state in the past anywhere else.
He added that Kerala was initially in the country to carry out a statewide lockdown. “The state was successful in including the variety of deaths due to COVID-19 The government’s efforts were to postpone the break out of the pandemic from peaking and it utilized the time acquired at the same time to enhance the medical and health infrastructure centers,” Vijayan stated.
He stated the COVID-19- associated death rate in Kerala was low as the government had used a clinical approach towards decreasing death amongst coronavirus clients.
From a 0.77 per cent mortality rate in May, the decline was steady as it boiled down to 0.28 per cent in October (till date), the chief minister stated, adding that, it is a happy achievement that the state government was able to reduce the death rate even at this phase when the varieties of new cases were high.
” This is the reason why our health sector has got a number of honors at an international level,” Vijayan said.
Kerala on Monday recorded 5,022 new COVID-19 cases, including 59 health employees, pushing the infection count so far to 3,33,881 while the toll mounted to 1,182 with 21 fatalities.
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