JAIPUR: Governor Kalraj Mishra, while expressing concern over the fast spreading infection, called upon people not to leave their house.
He appealed to the people to maintain distance, wear masks and adhere to
Covid protocol and guidelines. He has also requested industrialists, factory owners and people associated with the construction industry to have appropriate humanitarian behaviour towards the workers.
He said along with the compliance of the rules for protection from Covid, special care should also be taken at all levels to ensure that employment-related activities are not disrupted, no migration of workers, no problem for farmers to sell their produce.
Mishra said that this new wave of
corona is dangerous. It is important to save themselves from Covid. He said that we will be able to beat Corona only with caution, vigilance, vaccination and a humanitarian approach.
He also appealed to the common people to follow the curfew imposed on various activities by the state government under ‘Public Discipline Fortnight’. He said that this is a difficult period and people should be careful and alert and not be negligent at any level.
Describing the central government’s decision to administer vaccine to all people above 18 years, the governor said that this is the beginning of the second big fight against corona. He also called for vaccination to all under the prescribed age group.
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Follow state policy, not politics: Raje
Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje here on Thursday said that politics should be kept away from handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"This is a time when we have to follow state policy, not politics," Raje, who is also a national vice-president of the BJP, said in a statement.
"Not only the country, but the state is also going through a crisis due to COVID. In such a situation, there is a need to be careful, not to be afraid," she added.
Raje urged people to stay at home, wear a mask and wash their hands regularly.