Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said On Thursday that the lockdown is not a solution to defeat Kovid-19, but a pause button, and stressed the need for a comprehensive exit strategy to ensure that the ban is lifted. Coronavirus does not return after being given.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extending his support to the Center and all the state governments in the fight against Kovid-19, demanded immediate enhancement of testing facilities to prevent the epidemic.
“The biggest weapon to fight this virus is testing. Currently our rate is very slow and we are not using the test strategically. We are currently pursuing viruses. We must immediately and aggressively push for rapid testing, maximize it and use it strategically. If we do not come on the ramp at the trial, we will be forced to go into lockdown again, ”Gandhi said while addressing a press conference through video conferencing.
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Congress is demanding adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors, nurses and other health workers in addition to invasive testing to fight coronovirus.
“Everything that has happened has happened. We are today at an emergency level and need to look to the future and fight coronovirus as one regardless of religion, race and age and unite it. If we remain divided we will lose the battle, ”Gandhi said when he warned the government of the crisis of crisis on 12 February.
Watch l to lockdown a pause button, testing needs to be maximized ‘: Rahul Gandhi on COVID-19
The Congress leader called for strengthening the government machinery at the district and state levels. “We don’t have a top down approach to fighting the virus.” It should be bottom up. The Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers should empower the districts and the Center should immediately release funds and resources to the states and the states so that they can deal with it subtly.
However, Gandhi urged the government to manage its funds to enable the country to undertake large-scale financial repentance due to coronovirus, which it said could not be controlled but was dynamic to defeat it. Must be managed formally.
“We will see the first wave of unemployment immediately after the lockdown and then it will spiral. We must ensure that we do not destroy our economy. I get worried seeing the blunt devices being used to deal with the epidemic. We need to decentralize and initiate dialogue and especially a person who knows Modiji’s style can work around it, ”he said.
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On the suspension of MPLADs, Gandhi, who represents Kerala’s Wayanad constituency in the Lok Sabha, dismissed it as “not a major issue” in the current situation. “We need to use all our assets and also use the administration and resources effectively. We do not need to use blunt devices and instead focus on a strategic approach other than opening communication with districts, and try to meet their demands. ”
Gandhi said the government should strategically open key areas and use the test to identify hotspots and non-hotspot areas across the country whenever the lockdown is lifted. “Lockdown is not a solution to Kovid-19 by any means. It is like a pause button. When you close people, the disease stops and when you open the disease increases. Therefore, it is necessary to create two zones – hotspots and non-hotspots and once you identify the hotspots that you are down to, ”he said.
The Congress-ruled states and the party, along with several leaders, supported the lockout declaration, saying it was the only way to stop the epidemic.
On the issue of stranded migrant laborers, Gandhi said that initially some mistakes were made, which has resulted in many migrants getting stuck in various states. He said, ‘It is necessary to formulate a strategy to deal with this crisis. The government needs to act quickly on this, otherwise there will be social unrest in the country. You have to answer quickly and be kind while solving the problem. I have told the Congress Chief Ministers that they need to handle this situation with utmost care and gentleness. ‘
The former Congress chief called for a food safety net for the poor and the needy, claiming that the biggest reason for concern is that there will be a massive food shortage in the future.
“We have sufficient food supplies in the warehouses and it should be distributed immediately even to those who do not have ration cards. I suggest that every week 10 kg of wheat and rice, one kg of sugar and one kg of pulses should be given to the poor. ”
Asked if he agreed with the Prime Minister that India took initial steps to include Kovid-19, Gandhi said it was not the time to criticize the government and insisted that he wanted to make constructive suggestions . He said, ‘I disagree with the Prime Minister on many issues and will continue to do so but this is not the time for the fight.