No positive signs of Covid situation easing in Rajkot

Rajkot: Rajkot’s fresh battle with Covid-19 seems to be a long drawn affair with very little respite being visible in the situation in spite of the all-round efforts by the district administration. Even the presence of principal secretary health, Jayanti Ravi in the city, to help contain the spread of contagion has had little impact as the district recorded around 150 positive cases per day in the first 10 days of September itself.
In an alarming twist to the gloomy scenario, even frontline warriors are getting infected by the deadly virus.While the health officer of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) and another doctor tested positive on Friday, nearly 125 doctors have tested positive so far.
Meanwhile, the RMC has increased its antigen tests to detect more cases. According to data provided by the district administration, the civic body is conducting average 5,000 antigen tests on a daily basis. However, the reliability of the tests are being debated as they are seen not fetching the expected results.
Deputy leader of opposition in RMC, Mansukh Kalariya said, “I have many cases where people have tested negative in the antigen tests and within hours tested positive in CT scan. This exercise by RMC is nothing but a wastage of time and resources merely to showcase numbers and prove that they are conducting more tests.”
Kalariya further stated that RMC and district authorities are only trying to cover up their failure. “It was set as a rule that RMC team will visit patients in home quarantine once everyday. I have received complaints that nobody had visited such people for the past six days.”