The Governor Baby Rani Maurya attended the video conference presided over by President Ram Nath Kovind regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation on Friday. In the meeting, she informed that the lockdown is being implemented strictly in Uttarakhand. Maurya said that she had appealed to all the religious heads, gurus and saints to spread awareness among the people and motivate people to observe religious rituals and prayers at home. All universities in the state have been instructed to promote online course material during the lockdown. They have also been asked to develop necessary technical and expert assistance in their respective areas. The governor informed that she will soon hold a video conference with all the vice chancellors in this regard. The State Government is also attending to the farmers with all district magistrates having been given directions to purchase the produce of farmers.
The governor further said that Red Cross Society in the state has been instructed to be active during the novel coronavirus crisis. She asked the state Red Cross unit to present details of efforts taken till date by the society in the state along with future working plan.
Maurya said that any misbehaviour with the doctors, health workers and sanitation workers would not be accepted in the state.
Necessary directions have been given to all the DMs and SSPs in this regard. Supply of necessary items, ration, medicine and other essential commodities is being ensured also in the mountainous area of the state. Sanitisation and cleanliness campaigns are being organised by municipal bodies. The governor said that she would review the ground situation through the video conferencing with all the district magistrates next week.
She informed that five camps with all facilities have been set up in Pithoragarh for the 957 citizens of Nepal. Till now 10 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the state, among them two persons have been cured completely. People coming from outside have been quarantined.