Considering the festive season, the State government is laying special focus on raising public awareness on protection from Covid-19. Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said this while participating in a video conference chaired by the Union Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday.
The chief minister informed that there is an adequate number of dedicated hospitals in Uttarakhand for treatment and protection from Covid-19. Along with this, there are adequate numbers of ventilators, ICU beds and oxygen supply. Rawat further said that presently 10 laboratories are testing Covid samples in the state. Challans are being issued consistently for not wearing masks and violating social distancing in public. Along with this, those people who are being penalised for not wearing masks are also being provided with masks so as to make them aware of the need for masks. Efforts are also being made to raise public awareness on this issue.
With a considerable number of people returning from Delhi and other states during the festive season, there is a possibility of the risk of the contagion rising. To ensure that the people are aware, work is being undertaken down to the village level on contact tracing and awareness. The State government has been taking consistent measures for checking the pandemic with the onset of winter and the festive season, added the chief minister.
The Union Health minister said that Uttarakhand has controlled the Covid-19 contagion to a considerable extent. However, due to winter and the festive season there should be no scope for negligence. Along with contact tracing and testing, public awareness also needs to be raised for this, said Vardhan.
Thursday, 12 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
