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Even if a part of the 100s of crores spent in Maharashtra to build understaffed Jumbo COVID centres were given as aid to existing smaller private hospitals/nursing homes as aid, the situation in the state would& #39;ve been better. Alas, that would& #39;ve meant empty corruption coffers.
+ On the contrary, the Maharashtra government and municipal corporations haven& #39;t spared any opportunity to choke these private hospitals and nursing homes and threaten doctors all along. This helps build a favorable public perception without really doing anything of note.
+ The state government& #39;s attitude towards healthcare workers was clear right at the outset of the pandemic when an email was sent to all doctors in Mumbai by the Maharashtra Medical Council in a threatening tone. Not one of request or reasoning. Indirectly, that says a lot.
+ In April, despite knowing well that even asymptomatic individuals can transmit the virus, the health minister of Maharashtra had said that private doctors treating & #39;non covid& #39; patients (how& #39;d they know if they were asymptomatic carriers?) don& #39;t need an N95 masks.
+ There were also instances of family physicians in Mumbai receiving threatening notices from the municipal corporation for apparently prescribing tests when & #39;they were not required& #39;. On the other hand, Bollywood celebs were praising the best CM in the world for god knows what.
+ The bottom line is that you simply cannot start managing a pandemic by threatening healthcare workers. It shows your attitude towards the pandemic as a whole. I& #39;m sure this is not limited to Maharashtra alone. I hope lessons are learnt, for the immediate and distant future.
+ Go through this thread if you haven& #39;t already to know the ordeal a doctor and his hospital have to go through for... simply managing patients during a pandemic! https://twitter.com/amitsurg/status/1299352826636722176?s=19">https://twitter.com/amitsurg/...
