Govt's failure made another lockdown almost inevitable: Gandhi in letter to PM

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ongoing Covid19 situation in the country saying the government should implement several measures including assessment of the efficacy of all vaccines against all new mutations and rapidly vaccinate the entire population to curb the virusI am compelled to write to you once more as the Covid19 tsunami continues to ravage our country unabated Gandhi stated in his letter PM mdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi May 6 2021In such an unprecedented crisis the people of India must be your foremost priority I urge you to do everything in your power to stop the needless suffering that our people are going through But it is also important to understand Indias responsibility in a globalised and interconnected world India is home to one out of every six human beings on the planet The pandemic has demonstrated that our size genetic diversity and complexity make India fertile ground for the virus to rapidly mutate transforming itself into a more contagious and more dangerous formAlso Read Modi govt failed people of India convene allparty meet on Covid19 Sonia Gandhi at CPP meetFearing about the mutation of coronavirus in India the Congress leader said it is just a beginning He further suggested four points to the union government to control the spread of the virusThese points included Scientifically track the virus and its mutations across the country using genome sequencing as well as its disease patterns Dynamically assess the efficacy of all vaccines against all new mutations as they are identified Rapidly vaccinate our entire population Be transparent and keep the rest of the world informed about our findingsTaking on the Centre he said Your governments lack of a clear and coherent Covid19 and vaccination strategy as well as its hubris in declaring premature victory as the virus was exponentially spreading has placed India in a highly dangerous positionToday the disease is growing explosively It is currently on the verge of overwhelming all of our systems Governments failures have made another devastating national lockdown almost inevitableTo prevent a repeat of the manifold suffering caused by last years lockdown the government must act with compassion and provide critical financial and food support to our most vulnerable people In addition it must be ready with a transportation strategy for those who will require it the letter continued to readTowards the end Gandhi extended help and support to the government in times of crisisVarious stakeholders must be taken into confidence so we can all work together to safeguard India Once again I assure you of our support in the fight against this ferocious pandemic Please consider these urgent and timesensitive suggestions he saidIndia reported 414188 new Covid19 cases on Thursday the biggest singleday spike since the onset of the pandemicThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever