Giving a clarion call to people to join hands for savingthe rural areas from the scourge of the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy CommissionerVarinder Kumar Sharma on Wednesday led the administration and personallysensitized the rural folks about the importance of Covid apt behavior, earlytesting and vaccination to win the war against coronavirus.
During the interaction with people in Ghaloti, Raqba, andother villages, Deputy Commissioner unequivocally said that Punjabis have beenblessed with an indomitable spirit to excel even in hostile conditions. Heurged the people to revoke the same commitment and spirit by adhering to Covidapt behavior including wearing a mask correctly, maintaining two-yarddistancing, and hand hygiene at all times besides getting the vaccine andundergoing Covid test on the very first symptom.
He said that the early testing and treatment would helpto save the lives of the people and asked them not to indulge inself-medication which delays the detection of the infection and can lead toserious health complications.
He said that as the second wave of the pandemic has takenthe rural areas into its grip so the villagers must keep a close vigil on theunauthorized movements by holding 'Thikri Pehras' to restrict the entry ofpersons having symptoms of cough, cold, fever, sore throat, and others.
The Deputy Commissioner also asked the eligiblebeneficiaries to take the medicine at the earliest as the vaccine is vital tosuppress this fresh wave of the deadly disease.
Deputy Commissioner urged the sarpanchs, panches andyouths to play a proactive role in busting the myth or misinformationsurrounding vaccine as their efforts can go a long way towards tackling themenace effectively.
Dr. Bishav Mohan from DMCH also detailed the gatheringsabout symptoms of Covid-19 and the importance of Covid apt behavior andvaccine.
Prominent among present occasion included AdditionalDeputy Commissioner Sandeep Kumar, SDM Amarinder Singh Malhi, and others.