Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday directed the officials of Chief Minister’s helpline-1100 to make phone calls to COVID-19 positive patients, to boost their morale to fight the virus and to ensure their wellbeing.
“Directions have been given by the Chief Minister to the officials of helpline to also address issues of the COVID-19 patients along with boosting the morale,” said an official spokesman.
The spokesman said that the State Government has taken several effective steps to contain the spread of the virus and to ensure safety of the people of the state.
The State Government had directed the senior medical officers for regular inspection of COVID wards and providing free medical treatment to infected patients.
The State Government has decided that no political function would be held in the state till December 15 and has urged the people to maintain social distancing and use face masks in public places. The government has also restricted the number of person upto 50 in social, cultural and political functions to break the cycle of this virus, the spokesman added.
Notably, the total number of cases reported so far stand at over 42000 and more than 33600 have recovered from the virus in the state.