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Karnataka govt failed to utilise lockdown to check Covid-19 spread: R V Deshpande

Hubballi, Aug 4(UNI)Former Karnataka minister R V Deshpande on Tuesday charged the government of failing to utilise the lockdown period to make preparations required to check the spread of Convid-19 saying it and should have learnt lessons from Covid-19 management in Dharavi, Mumbai.
Speaking to newsmen here, he said, "Covid positive cases are increasing in the state by the day due to negligence and unpreparedness of the government. There is lack of coordination between ministers and officials were also transferred repeatedly. Rapid antigen tests should have begun much earlier while healthcare infrastructure should have been improved prior itself," he said.
Better incentives should be given to Covid warriors and clarity should be given about the distribution of food kits to labourers, he demanded while lamenting that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is not as assertive as earlier due to which control over the administration is lost.
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