Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress president Sachin Pilot has stated State federal governments ought to follow a staggered method in raising the lockdown, as the Indian health care system might not be able to deal with the kind of pressure one has seen in Western nations if more favorable coronavirus cases can be found in. Modified excerpts from an exclusive interview with The Hindu.
Two weeks of lockdown are over and another week to go. There are reports that it may be extended, as some States like Telangana have actually requested an extension. What’s your view?
There is still a week to take a final call, but my personal view is that it is too early to consider a complete lifting of the lockdown. We have to follow a staggered technique and must not overzealously return to earlier ways. Yes, I know there is a massive economic expense however we can’t risk the health of our people. Frankly, if the rate of infections in India reach anywhere near what Western Europe or the U.S. has actually seen, our health infrastructure and medical facilities will not be able to manage and collapse under its weight.
This disease does not separate in between any area, religious beliefs, race or ideology. The battle versus Corona [COVID-19] has to be at a human level with all hands on the deck.
Okay, but previous Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has broached factoring in India’s complexities. What are your ideas on that?
Look, no 2 nations have acted exactly the exact same method. It’s not just a concern of adopting an either/or design however exercise something that takes into regional factors. Let me give you an example. In Rajasthan, we have currently got the spraying of salt hypochlorite carried out in 38,000 of the overall of 46,000 towns. We have approved50,000