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COVID-19 Deaths: Officials Deny Fadnavis Charge On Suppressing Numbers
Maharashtra health authorities denied former chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis’ charge that the state government was hiding the number of COVID-19 deaths.
Maharashtra health authorities denied former chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis' charge that the state government was hiding the number of COVID-19 deaths. Former Maharashtra chief minister accused the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state of suppressing the number of deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a series of tweets, Fadnavis alleged that more than 950 deaths in Mumbai were suppressed and questioned why there was such gross negligence.
Why were more than 950 #COVID__19 deaths in Mumbai suppressed ?
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) June 15, 2020
Why such gross negligence?
मुंबईतील 950 हून अधिक कोरोना मृत्यू का दडवले ?
इतके अक्षम्य दुर्लक्ष का?#IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/K0fy4tP8nq
The former Maharashtra chief minister pointed out that "if the Govt. of Maharashtra's own circular says that every case should be decided in 7 days, 560 cases of May and 148 cases of June have not been decided yet by the Death Audit Committee in Mumbai." Fadnavis added that these numbers do not get reflected in the state government's data in spite of being deaths on account of COVID-19.
How is the scope of this committee decided disobeying the directions issued by World Health Organisation and ICMR? And who is responsible for this?
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) June 15, 2020
Mumbai's case is exposed but now it needs to be investigated where all have such incidents happened elsewhere in the State.@WHO
Fadnavis pointed out that it was the state government which had set up the Death Audit Committee at every district and municipal level and wondered how the panel defied ICMR and WHO guidelines. The BJP leader questioned whether the committee was formed to prevent deaths or hide numbers.
How is the scope of this committee decided disobeying the directions issued by World Health Organisation and ICMR? And who is responsible for this?
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) June 15, 2020
Mumbai's case is exposed but now it needs to be investigated where all have such incidents happened elsewhere in the State.@WHO
Maharashtra government officials however, said that a data reconciliation exercise was being undertaken. The state government had no reason to hide data, officials told media sources, and since these are government records of lasting importance, data will be placed in the public domain after verification and due diligence in 2-3 days, they added.
