Committing genocide?

Committing genocide?

The government’s recent decision not to provide costs related to test and treatment of Covid-19 to general public, infected people have stopped visiting health service outlets. This situation will rapidly increase the number of virus infected persons in the coming days. In fact, contact tracing of the infected people in the earlier days was also not effective.

Health professionals and experts opine that the government’s decision not to pay for tests and treatment of Covid-19 for the citizens could lead to massive spread of the virus in the community. The people have now stopped visiting the health centres for tests and treatment following the government’s unconstitutional decision.

The government seems to be staying away from its constitutional responsibility of providing basic health services and providing free treatment for pandemic diseases to general public. It has even disrespected Supreme Court’s recent directives asking it to provide free health services to the general public affected by Covid-19. It seems that the Nepal Communist Party’s powerful government led by Prime Minister K.P.Oli is heading towards committing genocide against its common people.

Friday, October 30, 2020

Contact tracing was never effective. Government decision on tests and treatment has made it even more difficult

After authorities said people have to pay for tests and treatment, labs are refusing to conduct tests and no one is coming forward to share information, making it difficult for contact tracing which could exacerbate the virus situation.

On Wednesday, Janardan Adhikari, a health coordinator at Tarakeshwor Municipality, did not receive any call from people infected with the coronavirus or those who had come in close contact with the Covid-19 infected.

With the government deciding not to pay for Covid-19 tests and treatment for the general public, except for those who are poor, single women, disabled, elderly people above 70 years, frontline health workers and security personnel and cleaning staff, people infected with the virus or those who came in close contact with them have stopped contacting health workers for tests or other related information.

https://kathmandupost.com/health/2020/10/21/contact-tracing-was-never-effective-government-decision-on-tests-and-treatment-has-made-it-even-more-difficult

https://tkpo.st/31L3xcr

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