Harsh Vardhan didn’t pull up State: Shylaja
19/10/2020
Special Correspondent Thiruvananthapuram
Health Minister K.K. Shylaja has refuted reports that the Union Health Minister has come down hard on Kerala for the manner in which it allowed COVID-19 containment activities to lose steam, resulting in over 8,000 cases a day now.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, in his Sunday live talk show on Facebook, had said despite the admirable way in which Kerala handled the initial phases of COVID-19 containment, it had been “grossly negligent” during the Onam festivities.
Ms. Shylaja came on her FB page live to say that she had spoken to Dr. Harsh Vardhan, who was always appreciative of how Kerala was handling the crisis. She said the Union Minister had not said anything that was not said by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan about how Kerala was paying the price for the laxity shown by some people during Onam festivities.
She said it was not in Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s nature to make wild accusations about the State. Ms. Shylaja said Kerala’s low case fatality rate, despite the spike in cases was pointed out to Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
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