A video of a pregnant Deputy Superintendent of Police working on the busy streets and appealing to people to follow lockdown guidelines surfaced on the internet today. The video shows the frontline warrior fighting the scorching sun and doing her duty with other police officials.
PREGNANT DSP URGES PEOPLE TO FOLLOW LOCKDOWN GUIDELINES
The video features Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shilpa Sahu as she monitors citizens who are out on the street to urge them to follow all the necessary guidelines. Sahu is posted in the Maoist affected town, Dantewada of Bastar division in Chhattisgarh.
Take a look at the video:
#FrontlineWarrior DSP Shilpa Sahu is posted in #Maoist affected Bastar's Dantewada.The police officer who is pregnant is busy on the streets under scorching sun appealing people to follow the #lockdown. Let's salute her and follow #COVID19 protocol #SocialDistancing #MaskUpIndia pic.twitter.com/UHnSLYfKaI
— Aashish (@Ashi_IndiaToday) April 20, 2021
In the clip, a pregnant Shilpa Sahu stands on the street regulating the traffic with a lathi in her hand and wearing a protective face shield. She is standing in the scorching sun and enquiring people where they are going while making sure they follow social distancing protocols.
The video is an example of how the frontline workers have been risking their lives daily, so we can stay safe during these uncertain times.
The video comes at a time when India is dealing with a huge spike in the Covid-19 numbers. It also stresses how it is vital to wear face masks and follow social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
India on Tuesday registered 2,59,170 new Covid-19 cases, and 1,761 deaths, according to the health ministry. The death toll India registered in the past 24 hours is the biggest one-day spike the country has recorded so far.