Crackdown in lockdown: Mamata pulls up officials over covid-19 preparations

Previously, Banerjee had conducted surprise visits to marketplaces to enforce the lockdown, catching unprepared violators off guard

Piling up pressure

The outbreak of coronavirus has understandably put a lot of strain on the understaffed government medical and health service infrastructure, especially in Uttar Pradesh. The growing number of suspected cases, apart from the massive influx of migrant labourers, has only made more difficult the onerous task of screening and treatment in UP. In this backdrop, the state health department has ordered deploying four health workers in two shifts at the residence of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s UP president, Swatantra Dev Singh, to screen the stream of visitors. This directive has caused resentment among field workers, who say