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| Baseer Khan reviews COVID-19 mitigation measures with all stakeholders | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 20: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today visited Sopore town of Baramulla district and convened a meeting with all stakeholders regarding COVID-19 mitigation measures being implemented in the area to combat the global pandemic.
Advisor had a detailed discussion with the stakeholders comprising representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions, religious heads, transporters, traders and prominent citizens who presented their feedback and suggestions with regard to the issue.
Advisor, while deliberating on the COVID pandemic and its ramifications, said that the fight against this dreaded virus is a collaborative effort of local administration and the civil society.
He sought cooperation from the participants to tackle the pandemic effectively towards its end. He said that the government is working unrelentingly to deal with the situation in the best possible way and the cooperation of people is imperative on this account. He asked the religious heads and PRIs to disseminate information about SOPs and preventive protocols regarding Covid to be followed in order to avert this monstrous virus.
“Understanding the gravity of the situation efforts of the government need to be supplemented by the whole community and in this endeavor the role of traders, hoteliers, transporters and religious leaders become more important and crucial”, Advisor maintained.
Emphasizing the need to disseminate right information countering the rumours and misconceptions regarding the epidemic, Advisor said that accurate knowledge about the exact situation is essential to contain this virus. He asked the religious leaders to make the people aware about the disease and its preventive measures through Mosque in Sopore five times daily.
Advisor said that the Lieutenant Governor is taking day to day review of the COVID-19 situation and is personally monitoring the performance of each department. He said the recent decision of LG government regarding establishment of 5 bedded Covid Care Centre in each Panchayat under CAPEX budget is a unique initiative which shall help greatly the people at grass root level. Also, the initiative taken by the LG regarding reinforcement of tele-medication to the patients through Tele-consultations at each level will go a long way in containing this pandemic.
Advisor sought the status of tele-medication and the call centers working in Baramulla district.
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