Hailing the “Mumbai model” and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Raut called for the need to replicate this model elsewhere in the country.
“India has gone back at least 20 years due to the pandemic. I don’t know how far it has come in the last 5-10 years, but the country’s economy and social and political systems are have collapsed. Now only the fight for We will have to fight a great fight to get back up, “said the spokesperson for Sena.
He said the number of cases in Mumbai had dropped due to the imposition of a lockdown, and added that round-the-clock efforts were being made to bring the situation under control.
“CM Thackeray is also monitoring the situation at the village level. State Public Health Minister (Rajesh) Tope, Deputy Chief Minister (Ajit Pawar), every single person whether in government or in administration, is working vigorously,” added Raut.
Calling the COVID-19 situation in the country “serious”, Raut said some states had not done enough testing. He said big states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have seen a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, and West Bengal is also seeing an increase.
“But in a big city like Mumbai, we have seen, the numbers have dropped to almost half. The reason is (in Maharashtra) that the chief minister and the administration monitor whether the machines are working at the level from the village or not”, Raut added. Mumbai reported 4,014 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing its total to 6,35,541, an official said.
Asked about Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioning the alleged concealment of COVID-19 numbers in Uttar Pradesh, Raut said: “Priyanka Gandhi is (AICC) in charge of Uttar Pradesh. is a big state with a huge population.Reports from Lucknow, Kanpur or Ghaziabad indicate that the situation is very serious, but we will all have to see how we can help a state like Uttar Pradesh.
