Did the govt take any lessons from the second wave, how prepared are the health facilities for the third wave?
- The second wave of the epidemic suddenly took a formidable form in the country 90 days ago. The health system had knelt.
- People's oxygen was stopping due to a lack of oxygen. There was a tussle in hospitals for beds, ventilators, oxygen, medicines, and ambulances.
- People were dying outside the hospital and on the pavement due to a lack of treatment. The devastation of the second wave in India also made headlines internationally.
- The Modi govt saw its popularity dwindling in the second wave of the pandemic. It insisted on repairing the health system, rapidly started the process of setting up oxygen plants in the states.
- The Centre has made a huge increase in all necessary facilities including oxygen plants, beds, ventilators, production of medicines compared to April so that maximum lives can be saved in the third wave.
