In view of the threat posed by novel Coronavirus, the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has appealed people not to venture out of their homes unnecessarily.
Speaking to the media persons the state secretariat, the CM said that in all the countries who have effectively tackled Coronavirus, the public cooperation held the key.
He said that people should remain inside their home and come out when it is very necessary. The CM said that the Uttarakhand government acted on time and has taken all the necessary steps in anticipation of the disease. He said that strict action would be taken against the hoarders and black marketers of masks and sanitizers. Meanwhile, the samples of five trainees of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) sent for test of COVID-19 have proved negative. Out of six samples collected, one sample was found positive for the disease on Sunday.
The director general (DG) of health services, Dr Amitra Upreti said survey of IGNFA campus and surrounding areas is being done for study of the effect of virus. She said that swab samples of all the trainees who have gone for Europe tour would be taken.
The DG further informed that a total of 32 samples have so far been taken by for COVID-19 test out of 22 have been found negative and one positive. The reports of remaining are awaited.
The authorities have so far earmarked 631 people who have travelled to the country and kept them under observation. Out of them, 374 have completed the necessary period of observation while six patients are being kept in quarantine and three are in isolation.