Covid surge must be curbed: Fadnavis

Yavatmal: After taking cognisance of a video posted on social media by a patient alleging poor facilities at the GMCH’s Covid Care Centre, leader of the opposition in the state legislature Devendra Fadnavis visited the hospital on Wednesday to take stock of the situation.
The former chief minister was accompanied by BJP MLAs Madan Yerawar and Dr Ashok Uikey. After inspection, Fadnavis sounded satisfied with the availability of oxygen and adequate beds for patients. He urged the authorities to gear up to tackle the surge in the spread of Covid-19. “We must be prepared to prevent a sudden surge. It must be curbed. We must be alert for the next one month,” he said, adding that the current death rate is 2.5 per cent which must be 1.
On the Shushant Singh Rajput case, Fadnavis said, “The case would now be investigated by the CBI. The Supreme Court has delivered a clear judgment. There’s a nationwide adverse opinion about the state government and the Mumbai police. The government must ‘self introspect’,” said Fadnavis.
“As the Mumbai police is entirely professional, it’s difficult to point fingers. I worked with them for five years,” he added.
When asked about Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s controversial statements in the Rajput case, Fadnavis said, “Raut speaks a lot. Why do you take him so seriously.”