It is scary to listen to the plight and misery of Goans admitted in the government hospitals fighting Covid. Hospitals in Goa lack the infrastructure to handle this deadly wave.
Horror stories of relatives of patients scouting for oxygen cylinders, beds, ventilators etc. makes one wonder as to why we are punished with this type of treatment.
The Government was warned of an impending second wave as cases were rising all over the country and States were sealing their borders and implementing SOPs, but our government chose to remain silent and advocated the free-for-all approach.
It chose to leave its borders wide open and allowed super spreader events to be organised devoid any logic. The result of this was inevitable and is what we are witnessing today.
As the fear of the third wave looms, the government should work on war footing to ramp up its health infrastructure, speed up the vaccination drive and purchase sufficient stock to inoculate a majority of its population.
The vaccine slots of 18-45 years category are filled up in seconds and it is a gamble to get your slot confirmed. The government should learn from its mistakes.
