New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said there is “no need to panic” as a renewed coronavirus scare gripped India today after two new cases of the disease were confirmed over the last 48 hours.
The Prime Minister took to Twitter this afternoon to say he had held an “extensive review with number of ministries and state governments regarding preparedness levels” and said the government was working to contain any possible outbreak.
Asking all Indians to “work together (and) take small yet important measures to ensure self-protection”, the Prime Minister also listed “basic protective measures”, including frequent washing of hands and covering the mouth with a tissue when sneezing or coughing.
“Had an extensive review regarding preparedness on COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus… different ministries and states are working together, from screening people arriving in India to providing prompt medical attention,” the Prime Minister said.
“There is no need to panic. We need to work together, take small yet important measures to ensure self-protection,” he added
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an urgent meeting with Health Minister Satyendar Jain and other officials to take stock of his government’s preparedness to deal with the coronavirus.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a high-level meeting on Monday and advised people to avoid non-essential travel to Iran, Italy, South Korea and Singapore
The first case from Telangana was reported from Hyderabad on Monday; a 24-year-old software engineer who works in Bengaluru had worked with people from Hong Kong in Dubai last month, where he is suspected to have contracted the virus.
The first case in Delhi was confirmed after the parent of a child in a private school in neighbouring Noida tested positive for the virus. The school will be shut for three days – from Wednesday to Friday. The 45-year-old man has a travel history from Italy, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
Source : NDTV
