Nitish Kumar said- Bihar is definitely at risk from Corona virus due to population density

Nitish Kumar said- Bihar is definitely at risk from Corona virus due to population density


Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday that the state is definitely at risk from Corona virus because its population density is high and hence there is a need to be vigilant and alert. After the government's response on "corona virus and floods" in Bihar Legislative Assembly, Nitish said that there is definitely a danger in the state as the population density in Bihar is the highest in the country. This (population density) is three times the national average and therefore we need to be vigilant and alert. "

He said that people need to be made aware about wearing masks, cleaning hands, maintaining at least two yards to avoid getting infected by Kovid 19. Nitish said, "It is our responsibility to raise the level of consciousness among the people." He said that the government is taking all possible measures to stop its spread, but no one knows what things about corona virus come out in the coming months. Nitish said that the corona virus spreading across the world is not a "political" issue as everyone is affected by it.

Therefore, we need the support and cooperation of all, including political parties. He urged Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary to set up an all-party committee which would discuss the issue of Kovid-19 besides giving its suggestions to improve the situation. Nitish said that one month basic salary will be given to doctors, paramedical staff, nurses and health department employees as incentives. Referring to the flood affected population in Bihar, he said that the state government has so far given relief amount of Rs 6,000 per family to 2,63,659 families in the flood affected districts.

Nitish said that he has targeted to transfer GR amount to every family affected by flood in 10 days. He said that all the people living in relief camps in flood affected districts should be tested for Kovid-19 which will help the administration to isolate the infected person. Earlier during the debate on Corona virus and floods, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav cited the failure of the state government to build infrastructure in the state over the last 15 years and data from NHRM, NITI Aayog, UNICEF in 101 There were community health centers (CHCs).

In the last 15 years of the NDA government, only 49 new CHCs have been created. He said that in the year 2005, the number of primary health centers in the state was 12,086, but in 2019 their number has come down to 11,958. Talking about the doctor-patient ratio, the RJD leader said that ideally there should be one doctor per 1000 patients, but in urban areas the ratio is 1: 3207, whereas in rural areas of the state it is 1: 17685. . Tejashwi said that according to NITI Aayog, "There is a need to develop medical infrastructure in the state ... Bihar is at the bottom of health standards." Tejashwi accused Health Minister Mangal Pandey that he claimed that the central team, which visited the state for two days to assess the situation in the state, praised the Bihar government for tackling the corona virus, but the fact It is said that the minister lied.

He claimed that the three-member central health team had criticized the state government. When he visited several hospitals in Patna, he noticed that the bodies of Kovid-19 patients were lying in beds and corridors. Tejashwi said, "Doctors are not going to Kovid-19 patients because they do not have PPE kits ... Doctors fear who will treat them if infected ... The whole system has collapsed."

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