Congress: Government has lost control, Goa heading towards disaster says Digambar Kamat

PANAJI: With 71 deaths in a single day, the state government appears to have lost control over the Covid-19 pandemic said Congress on Wednesday as it urged authorities to take urgent steps to prevent the state from a “bigger disaster”.
With a Covid fatality that occurred in April coming to light six days later on Wednesday, opposition leader Digambar Kamat said that the government is trying to cover up deaths in the state.
“Are we heading towards 200-300 daily deaths predicted by health minister Vishwajit Rane? Will chief minister Pramod Sawant act only after he happens to prove his health minister right?” said Kamat.
Kamat said that the state continues to “goof-up” while releasing data on the number of Covid deaths.
“This insensitive and irresponsible government both at Centre and state have developed a habit of digging a well only after feeling thirsty. There is complete mess in oxygen supply with patients and relatives sending SOS messages on social media,” said Kamat.
The party also said that the only way to tackle the pandemic is by increasing testing facilities in the state. “Goa requires urgent measures to tackle Covid as the situation is getting out of control. There is a need to increase testing centres and they should reach every village by means of ‘mobile testing laboratories, said president of youth Congress Varad Mardolkar.
Mardolkar said that the lackadaisical approach of the BJP government towards testing has put stress on the existing testing centres and has also led to a surge in cases. The Congress party has offered to conduct the Covid testing in a systematic manner.