Jodhpur steps on the gas to tackle Covid-19 crisis

JODHPUR/JAIPUR: While the Covid-19 pandemic worsened in Jaipur as its count zoomed past 4,000 mark, prompting the district administration to take a gamut of measures to prevent the spread of the virus, now, amid the alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in Jodhpur, the administration and the police have started two separate campaigns with a view to contain the exponential rise in positive cases in the city.
Till June 29, Jodhpur had reported 3,005 Covid-19 cases, but in the next 15 days, it added more than 1,000 new infections to its tally. In 21 days, from June 15 to July 5, Jodhpur had reported 824 new cases, but in next seven days (from July 6 to July 12), it saw another 814 new cases, indicating that more efforts are needed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Taking a serious note of the increasing number of cases, district administration has launched a ‘Jeevan Raksha Abhiyan’ with an eye on elderly and co-morbid persons in order to contain the death rate, while the police have launched ‘Har Ghar Dastak Abhiyan’ to monitor the health of corona-infected persons, isolated at their respective homes.
“So, with this abhiyan, we have roped in government departments with enhanced activity, we also expect active cooperation from the citizens and social organisations of the city,” said district magistrate Indrajeet Singh.