The Centre on Friday told the states that the surge in coronavirus cases was largely because people were not strictly observing safety nor...
The Centre on Friday told the states that the surge in coronavirus cases was largely because people were not strictly observing safety norms, and directed them to address this problem, ANI reported.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, in his letter to the chief secretaries of the states, said that coronavirus cases in the country were increasing after steadily declining for nearly five months. He added that people were being especially careless in taking precautions in crowded places.
Bhalla directed the states to strictly enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour like wearing masks and maintaining adequate distance from others, keeping in mind the resurgence of infections and upcoming festivals.
The official asked the states to create public awareness about taking precautions against the infection. “Necessary guidelines issued by the respective state governments/UT [Union Territory] administrations in this regard should be widely disseminated to the public and field functionaries for implementation,” he added.
India’s coronavirus tally on Saturday reached 1,12,70,231 after 40,953 new infections were registered in the last 24 hours. There are 2,88,394 active cases and 1,11,07,332 people have recovered so far. As many as 188 more fatalities, pushed the toll to 1,59,558.
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