Minister puts the blame on celebrities and cricketers for beds shortage in Maharashtra!
The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic is creating havoc in the country with the new infections of the respiratory disease going up with each day passing. India has been reporting more than one lakh cases over the past few days.
The massive spike in fresh infections has resulted in a shortage of hospital beds and other medical facilities for Coronavirus patients in several states in the country.
Talking about a similar situation in the financial capital Mumbai, Maharashtra minister Aslam Shaikh blamed the Bollywood celebrities and cricketers who occupied hospital beds with mild symptoms for the scarcity in beds.
The Minister said, if the celebrities have not occupied beds, the same beds would have been used to treat the Covid-19 patients, who develop serious symptoms.
Talking to the reporters, Aslam Shaikh, Maharashtra Textiles Minister said: 'Few celebrities and cricketers visited the hospital facilities despite having mild symptoms of the virus. This has resulted in a shortage of beds'.
Though the Minister didnât take any names, experts cite that he targeted Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood Khiladi Akshay Kumar who were admitted to hospital after testing Covid-19 positive. Sachin Tendulkar had discharged from the hospital a few days back.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state in the country with the virus outbreak, while Mumbai is the severely hit region in the state. The state is reporting the highest surge in cases in the country and Mumbai has been re[porting highest cases in the state.
In the past 24 hours, the state added not less than 60,212 fresh coronavirus infections, taking the stateâs tally of infections to a whopping 35,19,208. With 281 new casualties, total pandemic fatalities rose to 58,526.
The massive spike in fresh infections has resulted in a shortage of hospital beds and other medical facilities for Coronavirus patients in several states in the country.
Talking about a similar situation in the financial capital Mumbai, Maharashtra minister Aslam Shaikh blamed the Bollywood celebrities and cricketers who occupied hospital beds with mild symptoms for the scarcity in beds.
The Minister said, if the celebrities have not occupied beds, the same beds would have been used to treat the Covid-19 patients, who develop serious symptoms.
Talking to the reporters, Aslam Shaikh, Maharashtra Textiles Minister said: 'Few celebrities and cricketers visited the hospital facilities despite having mild symptoms of the virus. This has resulted in a shortage of beds'.
Though the Minister didnât take any names, experts cite that he targeted Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood Khiladi Akshay Kumar who were admitted to hospital after testing Covid-19 positive. Sachin Tendulkar had discharged from the hospital a few days back.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state in the country with the virus outbreak, while Mumbai is the severely hit region in the state. The state is reporting the highest surge in cases in the country and Mumbai has been re[porting highest cases in the state.
In the past 24 hours, the state added not less than 60,212 fresh coronavirus infections, taking the stateâs tally of infections to a whopping 35,19,208. With 281 new casualties, total pandemic fatalities rose to 58,526.