The second wave of Covid-19 is five times the previous peak in Rajasthan and UP, 4.5 times in Chhattisgarh and 3.3 times in Delhi while Karnataka, Kerala, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Odisha are not only reporting higher peaks but also high Covid-19 case growth trajectory,” the Union Health Ministry said on Friday and sought to blame the rising cases for putting strain on the country’s health infrastructure.
“As the rate of rise of the infection has been rapid in the second wave of the pandemic there has been an immense strain on the health infrastructure… treat the oxygen as a critical commodity,” said the Government which is facing flak for poor handling of the crisis amid shortage of drugs, manpower and particularly oxygen which is leaving patients gasping for breath.