EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 14: The government headed by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on the ground and district administration at government hospitals has come under huge criticism for not being able to prepare for the looming threat in earnest.
"Government Medical College and other government Hospitals are full and now people have no option but to take care of them and exhibit great caution. People should wear mask, maintain physical," Rajiv Mahajan, Convenor United Democratic Alliance, who spoke on Jammu's crumbling healthcare structure, said.
In the last one day, there have been more than 2000 fresh cases and an uptick in fatalities with some days of the week registering many deaths, he said.
However, it is the facilities or lack of it that has come to expose the lapses in healthcare in the Jammu, he said.
"Each day, a number of cases are rising exponentially. As if the spike in cases of local residents is not enough, we have to deal with migrant labour influx now. This adds to the burden on our system,'' said Rajiv Mahajan.
Videos of family members of patients lamenting lack of facilities, drugs and alleged negligence of the health functionaries have filled social media spaces in the last few weeks.
Many of them have alleged doctors and paramedics are scared to come close to patients leading to neglect in treatment.
Patients' families have also complained of non-availability of drugs, oxygen concentrators, nebulisers and other medicines. He asked the government first it save people from COVID-19 pandemic by providing adequate equipment, particularly availability of oxygen and ventilators in hospitals then start other development works as saving the lives of people is the first priority of the government.
The signatories to the statement included Manish Sahni Former Convener, Lt Gen (Retd.) Pradeep Singh Mehta Principal Advisor, IG (Retd) Sudhir Dogra General Secretary, Co- Conveners Col (Retd) S S Pathania, Com (Retd) Bhushan Devan, Col (Retd) PS Jamwal, Col JP Singh, (Retd DC) Vijay Sharma, and others.
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