
Kerala govt. not making serious efforts to tackle third wave, says Satheesan
The Hindu
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Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused the government of not making a serious attempt to tackle the third wave of the pandemic.
Addressing the media here on Saturday, he said the government was instructing everyone to stay at home, as government hospitals lacked facilities. The Health department laid off around 22,000 workers despite repeated reminders by the Opposition that it was not time to disband the COVID-19 Brigade, he said.
Mr. Satheesan said that people suffering from other ailments were forced to rely on private hospitals if they were infected with COVID-19. Earlier, the poor could secure free treatment under the Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi (KASP). Now, that too has been cancelled, he alleged.