HYDERABAD: The state authorities stated that Maoists camping across the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border largely rely upon quacks to have themselves treated for Covid-19 from the regions dominated by those.
Because of this, tribals and also Maoists taking refuge in these types of regions are not only their own lives but also the neighboring villagers’ own lives, authorities said.
According to police estimates, over 75 Maoists are infected with the virus.
On Thursday, a Maoist expired while he had been covertly undergoing therapy at a private hospital at Kothagudem.
Police didn’t eliminate the chance of a few more Maoists and neighborhood tribals who have perished of Covid-19 until they obtained the medical care.
“It was following a delay of 5-6 times when their illness turned serious, a number of these Maoists were switched to private hospitals from neighboring communities or mandals to get Covid-19 therapy.
Until such timethey seek the support of all quacks,” Kothagudem district superintendent of police Sunil Dutt stated.
Kothagudem officials have warned local villagers against entering Maoist-affected regions in Chhattisgarh because the spread of this virus in these pockets was important.
“To include the spread of virus, even the neighborhood weekly shandy marketplace was closed as a lot of villagers collect in those markets.
Villagers may use the lockdown comfort between 6 am and 10 am to purchase essential things,” police officers said.