Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat thanked the people of Uttarakhand for cooperating in efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in the State. He expressed hope that soon Uttarakhand will be included among the COVID-19-free States. The citizens have exhibited will power and discipline in supporting the governmental efforts. This is the reason why the Government has managed to keep the rate of COVID-19 spread quite low in the State.
The CM informed on Thursday that the first COVID-19 patient in the state was found on March 15, after which the State Government decided to close the schools and colleges.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forward the concept of Janata curfew and after that a lockdown was implemented in the whole nation. A month and one day has passed since then. Rawat the thanked the people for their cooperation, crediting this for the State achieving third position in the nation for controlling the spread of COVID-19. Out of 47 COVID-19 positive patients, 24 have recovered. The CM further said that the Government will succeed in stalling the spread of the virus only with public support. While doctors and administrative system has played a leading role, the role played by the police, social organisations and general public has ensured that the state is currently in a comparatively better situation. Exhorting the public to continue observing the lockdown effectively till May 3, he added that efforts are being made to provide all possible assistance to the public according to the Central Government guidelines.