Everyone works tirelessly and this will guarantee success: Uddhav Thackeray (File)
Mumbai:
Amid growing coronavirus cases, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Monday that the ongoing battle against the pandemic would be definitely won and said that success against adversities can only be achieved when all layers of society come together.
He said his government is determined to overcome the coronavirus crisis in the state, which has reported more than 2 cases of lakh to date.
Mr. Thackeray was speaking on the occasion of the delivery of 20 ambulances, 100 ventilators and 10 crore rupees to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ((BMC) within the framework of the “Plasma Project”, jointly implemented by the civic body and the Tata group for healthcare improvement services in Mumbai.
“We are all determined to end the coronavirus crisis. Citizens and big business are fighting side by side with the government. Everyone is working around the clock and this will guarantee success,” said Thackeray.
The chief minister said that in a crisis like the coronavirus, many organizations and individuals have volunteered to fight the pandemic out of social conscience.
The Tata group supported the state government in full force from the start, he said.
Aaditya Thackeray, Minister of Tourism of Maharashtra and guardian minister of the suburban district of Bombay, said that the diverse conglomerate had been involved in the fight against coronavirus from the very first day.
He prayed that the time had not come to use these ambulances and ventilators, but if they were needed, they would be useful in saving lives.
Aslam Shaikh, guardian minister for the district of Mumbai, said that while fearless measures are being taken to get rid of the coronavirus, Maharashtra will “soon” be COVID-19 free.
Speaking on the occasion, the mayor of Mumbai, Kishori Pednekar, asked for the involvement of the chief ministers for the revival of BMC’s own plasma center which has 6000 liters of plasma stored.
Ashutosh Salil, deputy city commissioner, said the number of COVID-19 beds in Mumbai fell from 1,400 to just 3,500 three months ago and the number of beds in ICU to 1,450 compared to 191 in mid-March.
The city has a recovery rate of 66%, he said.
