Centre warned only about 2nd wave, not its severity: Eatala

‘TS providing medical facilities to patients from four States’

Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender criticised the manner in which the Central government is allotting COVID-19 medical resources like Remdesivir, oxygen, COVID vaccines at a press conference , third one in a row, on Thursday. He picked on issues with each of the resources, suggested ways to address the shortage, and reminded the Central government’s duty to save the people. When asked if he was trying to shift blame when cases in the State are spiralling out of control, the Health Minister said he was responding to criticism but not trying to shift blame. Mr Rajender said though the Central government issued warning about a second wave, severity of it was not mentioned. “Would the Central government hold elections across the country or give permission for Kumbh Mela if they expected the severity or had prior information about it,” the Minister asked . He said before levelling criticism, against the State, the situation in BJP ruled States like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, has to be considered where people are dying due to oxygen shortage.