Kohima, June 22 (MExN): The Naga People’s Front (NPF) on Tuesday stated that the Government cannot just merely sit and wait for the countdown of positivity rate to decrease but should put its action and effort to bring down the positivity rate.
NPF issued a press release hitting out at the PDA Government handling the COVID-19 situation and misusing the State fund in the name of COVID-19.
The party stated that it has seriously viewed the recent statement of the Health Minister, Pangyu Phom that the imposition of lockdown will continue in the state until the positivity rate of COVID-19 comes down to 5% as per the guideline of Central Government. It also ask the Government on what basis, the Central Government directive have directed that lock down should continue if the positivity rate does not come down to 5%?
Asserting that until and unless the Government augmented the medical facilities in each district hospital, CHC, PHC and where there is report of acute shortage of men power such as doctors, nurses and other technicians, NPF questioned, “from where the PDA Government expect the positivity rate to come down?”
The opposition party also “advised” the Government that when it takes the decision to enforce lockdown, it should seriously view and take initiatives in addressing the hardship the public is going through.
Meanwhile, it alleged that after NPF raised the shortages of many medical kits in each districts, it is learnt that “the Government has purchased ‘Pulse Oximeter’, which is laudable but at an exorbitant rate by spending to the tune of about 40 lakhs. Therefore, the party wonders, if the Government spent such a huge amount of money for pulse oximeter then it is expected that each districts will be receiving more than 200 pieces of pulse oximeter.” It stated that there is more medical equipment which is required in each district hospitals where the Government needs to immediately attend to.
The Party also “warned” the Government that any COVID-19 related expenditure and misused of funds, the “Government should be held accountable.”
