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“Manipulating COVID-19 Numbers”: Tejashwi Yadav Accuses Nitish Kumar

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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been accused of fudging COVID-19 knowledge (File)

Patna:

The Bihar authorities is fudging knowledge on coronavirus instances within the state, opposition chief Tejashwi Yadav alleged Saturday morning, pointing to inconsistency in figures referring to new instances.

Mr Yadav lashed out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for “enjoying havoc with the lives of 12.6 crore Biharis” and accused him of valuing his picture over the lives of individuals within the state.

“In Bihar the very best single-day surge – 2,226 new instances, with positivity charge of 21.7 per cent (highest in India) – was recorded. To keep away from making it to the headlines, the Chief Minister hid the precise figures and printed half one other day,” Tejashwi Yadav tweeted.

“Nitishji is enjoying havoc with the lives of 12.6 crores Biharis. To keep away from dangerous press, he’s suppressing knowledge. Is your picture extra essential than the lives of our individuals, Mr Chief Minister,” he mentioned, warning lakhs of individuals would die if low testing ranges proceed.

Based on the Bihar authorities’s newest figures, 1,742 new COVID-19 instances had been detected as on Friday. The well being division has claimed that is the results of two days of testing.

The division mentioned 901 instances had been detected on Thursday and 841 had been reported Wednesday.

Nevertheless, Mr Yadav has alleged that solely half the variety of instances really detected on Thursday have been counted. Based on information company PTI, 1,385 coronavirus instances had been recorded, taking the two-day whole to 2,226 and the general state whole to 23,784.

Regardless of the reality of Mr Yadav’s claims, Bihar has reported a surge in COVID-19 instances over the previous few days. On Tuesday the state reported 1,432 new instances – the fourth consecutive day with over 1,000 contemporary infections.

In view of the alarming scenario within the state, a three-member crew from the centre will attain Patna Sunday. The crew will probably be led by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary (Union Well being Ministry).

“The centre shall coordinate with state well being authorities to overview the prevailing scenario and supply needed assist and steerage,” the Well being Ministry mentioned in its assertion.

Mr Yadav has pointed to the central crew’s go to as additional proof that the Nitish Kumar authorities is “manipulating COVID-19 numbers”,

“COVID-19 testing in Bihar is the bottom within the nation. The scenario is dangerous. The state authorities can be manipulating COVID-19 numbers. The centre is sending a three-member crew to overview the scenario,” he was quoted by information company ANI.

Bihar is testing round 2,600 individuals per million as in comparison with the nationwide common of round 9,000.

The well being division has mentioned it examined over 10,000 samples per day for the previous 4 days. Nevertheless, in the identical interval, the positivity charge has gone as much as almost 13 per cent.

The coronavirus scenario in Bihar has additionally led the state authorities to impose a 16-day lockdown that began Thursday.

With enter from ANI, PTI





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