Akhilesh expresses grief at coronavirus death in Gorakhpur

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday expressed condolence over the death of a youth affected by novel coronavirus in Gorakhpur.

The SP president demanded that an assistance of Rs 25 lakh be given by the government to those who died while on their way to their homes during the lockdown.

Yadav said that the death of a 25-year-old in Gorakhpur was a cause of serious concern. He said the youth, who was a native of Basti, was undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur.

Akhilesh said that the bodies of people who had succumbed while returning home should be identified by the government and it should make arrangements to send the bodies to their homes and the family members of the deceased should be given Rs 25 lakh as financial help.

Akhilesh said that hospitals need medical equipment and testing kits on a large scale. He said the medical college and hospital had only two ventilators in Banda.

He alleged that the whereabouts of 3,000 masks issued in the name of doctor in Azamgarh was yet to be ascertained.
Akhilesh said the government should make personal protection equipment available to doctors and para-medical staff and also arrange sanitisers and testing kits in adequate numbers.