Mumbai: Following the increase in Coronavirus positive cases in the country, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday said the nationwide lockdown should be extended to end the spread of coronavirus.
Rawat told ANI, “Considering the number of states affected by coronovirus in India, I believe that the national lockdown on April 14 should not be lifted, rather it should be increased.”
Regarding the COVID-19 situation in Uttarakhand, he informed that the state is in phase one. He said, “The situation is currently in phase one – it is not even in phase two. Wherever COVID-19 cases have been found or chances of where COVID-19 cases can emerge have been locked down.”
On the issue of Tablighi Jamaat returning to surrender itself, he said that the state is very strict with the matter. “We had a very small list initially, but when we tightened our grip on the matter, where we said if any Tablighi who does not come forward and surrender them, then they would have a case registered for attempted murder would be registered.”
While many have come forward, they have further appealed to report to the Returning Officers and conduct a trial. He said, “I appeal to you all to come forward and get tested. It is not a defect but it is a disease that needs to be treated.”
Regarding the testing facilities in the state, he said that at present, two test facilities are functional and 120 tests are being done on a daily basis.
“We have about 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, 30,000 masks and 257 ventilators. We don’t need too many N-95 masks at the present time. But thankfully we didn’t need to use ventilators,” he said.
At least 35 cases have been reported in the state so far and 5 people have also recovered from the disease. No deaths have been reported so far.
(With ANI Inputs)
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