Tejashwi converts official residence into COVID-19 care centre
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Leader of the Opposition within the Bihar Assembly asks authorities to take over it because the centre is in a authorities bungalow
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday stated he had transformed his official residence into a COVID-19 care centre, with beds for sufferers and all needed medical tools.
Mr. Yadav, who can be Leader of the Opposition within the State Assembly, has arrange the centre at his 1, Polo Road residence in Patna in his private capability. “But I cannot run the centre as it is a government bungalow,” he stated in a video message.
“I urge the State government to take over my official residence where I’ve provided all facilities of beds, oxygen cylinders, medicines, free food and all medical equipment for COVID-19 patients, to convert into isolation wards or quarantine centres as people are not getting beds, medicines or other necessary help in government hospitals,” Mr. Yadav stated within the video, with pictures of the preparations made at his residence.
He stated that he had been writing to the federal government for the final 4 years however had not acquired a response from it. “But being responsible Opposition, I want to give my government bungalow to the government. I urge the government to let me know if it needs any other required help from us,” he added.
Mr. Yadav has been in New Delhi for the previous few days.
Earlier, on May 18, Mr. Yadav had written to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in search of his permission to go to hospitals. “For the last few weeks, my party MLAs and leaders were undertaking initiatives to arrange beds, oxygen cylinders and life-saving drugs to handle the rising cases of COVID-19 in their respective areas. I want to visit those areas and hospitals to assess the initiatives taken by my party men for COVID-19 patients. Therefore, I urge the government to grant me permission to visit those areas and hospitals and my visit does not cause any inconvenience to patients,” he stated within the letter.
Bihar on May 18, recorded 111 COVID-19 fatalities, the best in a single day. The State’s dying toll on account of COVID-10 has gone as much as 4,039, with a complete of 6,64,115 optimistic instances. The variety of lively instances within the State, up to now, is 64,698, with an 89.65% restoration price. So far, 93.1 lakh individuals have been vaccinated in Bihar.
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