The directions received from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Home Minister Amit Shah should be implemented effectively. Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said this while addressing officials after attending the video conference chaired by the Prime Minister with Chief Ministers on Saturday.
Rawat communicated the State Government’s proposed exit plan for the current lockdown stating that the State was in favour of extending the lockdown till April 30.
Addressing senior officials, the chief minister said that guidelines for the future will be received from the centre in a couple of days.
The implementation of these guidelines should be ensured. Considering the usefulness of the Aarogya Setu mobile phone application, as many people as possible should be encouraged to download it. As per the directions of the Prime Minister, social and focused efforts have to be made to tackle novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Chief Minister further said that it should be ensured that nobody misbehaves with health workers and police personnel.
Strict action should be initiated against those who do so. Attempts should be made to increase the number of testing laboratories when required. Focus should also be laid on ensuring that there is no hoarding or black marketing of essential commodities, stressed the Chief Minister.
So far there has not been a single death due to COVID-19 in the state and five of the patients have recovered. In the future too it has to be ensured that COVID-19 afflicted persons are taken care of properly, he added.
Chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary Om Prakash, director general of police Anil Kumar Raturi, secretaries Amit Singh Negi, Nitesh Jha, Pankaj Kumar Pandey and National Health Mission director Yugal Kishore Pant were also among those present on the occasion.