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सरकार ने देश पर थोपी गयी लॉकडाउन के बारे में जनता को क्या नहीं बताया? कोरोना पर हमारी खोजी ख़बरों की कड़ी का ये पहला भाग सरकारी दस्तावेजों के आधार पर सरकार के झूठे दावों का खुलासा करता है।

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मोदी सरकार ने देश में लॉकडाउन लगाते वक़्त सरकार की सबसे बड़ी मेडिकल रिसर्च बॉडी ICMR की सलाह को अनदेखा किया ये बात हमने अपनी पड़ताल में आपको बताई थी। लेकिन क्या आपको पता है कि सरकार जब लॉकडाउन हटा रही है तब भी वह उन नियमों का पालन नहीं कर रही जो उसके आला वैज्ञानिकों और पब्लिक हेल्थ एक्सपर्ट्स ने सुझाये हैं। जानकारों का कहना है कि इस तरह से उठाये जा रहे कदमों से कोरोना के मरीज़ों की संख्या का ग्राफ फिर उछल सकता है। देखिये रिपोर्टर्स कलेक्टिविक की नई पड़ताल में हमें क्या पता चला है?

Over three months The Reporters' Collective reviewed thousands of pages of  death registers from Gujarat municipalities. In these registers the passing away of people is first recorded by citizens. Unlike the government, these records do not lie. An analysis of the data in register shows more than 2.8 lakh excess deaths have occurred in the state during the pandemic. But, the state government claims only 10,075 people have died due to Covid-19. Meticulous analysis coupled with investigations on ground reveal the level of grief that Gujarat's people have suffered. Many of these lives could have been saved.

जानिए मोदी सरकार कैसे कोरोना पर अपने वैज्ञानिकों और विशेषज्ञों की राय को एक महीने से ऊपर तक अनदेखा करती रही. और इस वजह से महामारी के तीन महीने गुज़र जाने के बाद भी सरकार के पास न तो कोरोना की टेस्टिंग और मॉनिटरिंग की रणनीति थी न ही पर्याप्त मेडिकल इक्विपमेंट्स। वैज्ञानिकों ने बंद कमरे में हुई मीटिंग में ये माना की लॉकडाउन  की वजह से लोग कोरोना के लक्षण होने के बावजूद भी अस्पतालों में टेस्टिंग के लिए नहीं जा पा रहे थे.