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“Our existence has come to be questioned with these decisions and we feel that the government is working with the same majoritarian mindset here as it is working elsewhere in the country.”
She also questioned Patel’s decision to open up the islands to tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic that is raging across the country.
“(Lakshadweep) did not have a single coronavirus case in the past year but since Patel allowed tourists to visit … it has over 7,000 cases and scores of deaths,” Kalpeni was quoted as saying in the report.
It is imperative that the number of infections is reduced, she said, because Lakshadweep does not have critical healthcare facilities; patients who require ventilators or other advanced forms of treatment have to be flown to Kerala.
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Shashi Tharoor and Jairam Ramesh had asked for a clarification from Harsh Vardhan on COVAXIN.
Harsh Vardhan tagged them on Twitter and asked them to not try to discredit well laid out science-backed protocols followed for approving COVID-19 vaccines. COVAXIN is more likely to work against newer variants like N501Y Variant (UK variant), stated Harsh.
New Delhi: A day after the news of two COVID-19 vaccines getting a nod for the restricted use in India was out, several politicians on Sunday (January 3, 2021) hit out at the Bhartiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre and questioned the COVAXIN s phase 3 trials.