Maharashtra minister Aslam Shaikh Tuesday stirred a row over cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar’s current discharge submit restoration from Covid-19, saying celebrities not having critical Covid signs mustn’t occupy hospital beds in Mumbai.
“Celebrities who are asymptomatic should take treatment at home, not occupy beds in the hospital. Some celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar did not need to get admitted to the hospital,” Shaikh was quoted as saying by ANI.
“Beds should be left for the needy,” the state textiles minister added.
Celebrities who’re asymptomatic ought to take remedy at house, not occupy beds within the hospital. Some celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar didn’t must get admitted to the hospital. Beds needs to be left for the needy: Maharashtra Minister Aslam Sheikh
— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2021
Tendulkar, who took half within the Road Safety World Series Challenge in Raipur, was amongst 4 gamers – Irfan and Yusuf Pathan and S Badrinath – to check optimistic for the virus on March 27.
He was hospitalised on April 2 as a precautionary measure.
Amid discuss of an prolonged lockdown in Maharashtra, Shaikh mentioned the federal government will come out with contemporary restrictions to curb the unfold of coronavirus. He added that the federal government was assessing the doable implications of one other lockdown.
The minister additionally attributed the explosion of instances within the state to elevated testing.
Maharashtra had reported 63,294 infections on Sunday, it’s highest single-day tally for the reason that pandemic started. However, the instances dropped considerably to 51,751 on Monday, apparently as a result of a lesser variety of assessments performed over the weekend. The state’s general tally now stands at 34,58,996.
The toll was at 58,245 as of Monday, as per a bulletin issued by the state well being division.
