Gujarat HC slams state government over mishandling Covid crisis

The Gujarat High Court slammed the state government saying it is functioning only on paper, and the "situation has become grave because the government is not functioning in the right direction."

Gandhinagar (Gujarat): The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday has lambasted the state government for mishandling the Covid crisis.

The court said the government was functioning only on paper and added "the situation has become grave because the government is not functioning in the right direction."

The bench headed by the chief justice raised several questions on the working of the government and the Amdavad Municipal Corporation.

Citing the allegations that the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is providing treatment to only those patients who are brought by the 108 emergency ambulances, High Court asked the advocate general if the AMC does not come under the state's purview.

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Along with that, the High Court slammed the state government over the shortage of beds in the hospital and the oxygen crunch.

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Earlier, The Gujarat government announced it will provide free of cost Covid-19 vaccines to beneficiaries between 18 and 45 years of age from May 1.

The decision was taken during a core-committee meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, as the state clocked its highest single-day spike of 14,296 fresh cases, taking the infection tally to 4,95,287.

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