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| Instead of strengthening health infrastructure, Govt preferred DDC polls, other activities | | COVID-19 second wave | |
> Admin focus only on oxygen, clueless about staff shortage in hospitals
> Vaccination drive mismanaged, medicos under tremendous stress
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: The second wave of COVID-19 has proven beyond doubt that the Jammu and Kashmir Government was not prepared to handle the crisis.
On Thursday the government issued a statement claiming that there is no shortage of oxygen in Jammu region. Despite tall claims being made by the government about “all is well,” as many as 35 people died to COVID-19 in Jammu region today. “If all is well then why are people dying in the hospitals?” an observer asked.
He said that it seems that the government wants to convey that people are not dying due to shortage of oxygen. “The helmsmen are trying to send a message that deaths are being caused due to infection being incurable and they should not be blamed for it. For the past many days the government has been claiming that the oxygen plants are being set up and their production capacity is being enhanced. The entire focus of the J&K government is on the oxygen,” said an analyst.
He said that the beds are being increased in the hospitals without giving a thought to the fact that there is enough manpower or not to handle the infrastructure that’s being put in place. “There are complaints that COVID wards are facing staff shortage and patients are not being managed properly as there is too much of a load on the doctors and paramedical staff. Two nurses are managing nearly 70 patients in the COVID-19 wards and it’s humanly impossible,” the analyst added.
He said, “Increasing the beds only won’t help. Doctors have to be provided with all the equipment they are asking for. Along with beds, a life saving support system needs to be put in place.”
Another observer said, “When the COVID-19 first wave had subsided the J&K government shifted its focus from healthcare to other issues like holding of District Development Council elections and other activities. No attention was paid towards putting in place some kind of infrastructure to handle the crisis. It’s unfortunate that the administration failed to set up its priority.”
He said, “The bureaucrats, who are running the system, don’t want to listen. They can’t even withstand the healthy criticism. The DRDO has decided to set up two 250 bedded hospitals one in Srinagar and another in Jammu. Had it been done soon after the first wave had declined today patients in J&K would not have faced the space crunch.”
It’s in place to mention here that the oxygen plant that had to be installed at Government Medical College Jammu has got caught in the official wrangles and till date it has not been put in place due to some tendering issues.
Another analyst said that vaccination drive has not been managed properly. “If one checks the COVID portal one can find that more than 200 slots remain open everyday. If the Covishield vaccines are available then why can’t they be administered to the people who are in the age group of 18-45 years?” |
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