Ker CM dismisses criticism of state handling of COVID as “undesirable”

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Thiruvananthapuram, August 27 (PTI): At a time when the government of Kerala draws criticism for its alleged failed management of COVID-19 due to the high test positivity rate and the increase in daily cases, the chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan dismissed the criticism calling it “unwanted” and suspected it of attempting to undermine popular support in its fight against the pandemic.

In an article published in the latest edition of the weekly ‘Chintha’, one of the spokespersons for the ruling CPI (M), he said that a section of society was deliberately trying to confuse among people criticizing the disease of the state. management strategies.

These measures were to trigger public sentiments against the government and thus create a situation in which the fight against infection with the virus was viewed lightly by the population, he alleged.

The chief minister’s statement gains momentum as Congress-led UDF and BJP demanded he end the silence as daily COVID cases cross the 30,000 mark after an interval this week.

In the article titled ‘Badal Nayangale Kooduthal Shakthippeduthum’ (Alternative Policies Needing Further Strengthening), he asked if the handling of COVID in Kerala was bad, then what model should the state adopt.

In Kerala, not a single person died from lack of oxygen. No one has been denied access to health services or no one has faced a situation of not having a hospital bed in an emergency, ” Vijayan said.

Defending his argument that the current criticisms were unwelcome, he said that the three HIV prevalence surveys conducted in the country had confirmed that Kerala had the lowest incidence of the disease.

Without wasting a single drop of vaccine, Kerala had also presented an inoculation model, he said, adding that the COVID death rate in the state is less than 0.5%, which is only ‘one third of the total number of deaths in the country.

“Those who criticize the government are aware that the second wave of the disease started a bit late compared to many other places and that the number of people at risk of contracting the disease is high in Kerala,” did he declare. noted.

Apart from all this, they also know that the most effective method of prevention against the pandemic is full vaccination and the responsibility to ensure that lies with the Center.

But, they are deliberately confusing people by hiding all of this. This is an attempt to undermine popular support for the government’s fight against the disease, ” the chief minister added.

Stating that his government does not want to listen to unnecessary criticism and steer clear of its responsibilities, Vijayan also said he was making effective interventions to tackle the looming third wave of the disease. The Kerala government on Thursday was criticized by its political opponents and public health experts for its alleged ‘recklessness’ and ‘foolish’ decisions regarding the handling of COVID-19, which they say have resulted in an increase in cases and TPR in the southern state which currently accounts for nearly 70% of the national total of daily infections. The southern state recorded 30,007 new cases on Thursday, compared to 311,445 on Wednesday.

(This story was not edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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