New Delhi/Ghaziabad: Union Minister General VK Singh's tweet on Sunday sparked questions on the health system as the number of Covid-19 cases are increasing day by day in the country and hospitals are facing challenges.
Singh took to social media to seek help for a person who tested positive for the Covid-19 but was unable to find a bed in any hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad.
In his tweet, he has written that he is seeking help from authorities in Ghaziabad to get a hospital bed for his brother.
Later, General Singh posted, "Clarification: I tweeted this request so that the district administration can reach the person in need and provide him with the medical care that his brother requires. He is not my brother by blood relation, but by the bond of humanity. I think it's an alien concept to some."
Shortly after posting the above tweet, he deleted it and wrote, "Am amazed at the IQ level of trawls and fastest finger channels. Tweet was forward of a tweet to DM and says "please look into this". The forwarded tweet is in Hindi. Bed needs have been sorted out by DM & CMO, hence to DM. Suggest correct your understanding." (sic)
It is pertinent to be mentioned here that General Singh's tweet became sparked questions of the health system as Uttar Pradesh is among the 10 states reporting nearly 79% of daily new cases. On Saturday, the state reported 27,426 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease, the highest number of cases reported in 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic.
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