Enforce containment measures ruthlessly: Ashok Gehlot tells officials

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday asked officials to follow government’s containment strategy ruthlessly and survey every house to identify people infected with COVID-19 as soon as possible to stop furr spread of virus.

For this, he said, ‘Bhilwara model’ of strict curfew and aggressive contact tracing can be followed.

fresh case has been reported for a few days from textile city, where first case was detected on March 19 but massive screening and contact tracing helped it contain outbreak. On Sunday, Rajasthan reported 104 fresh cases, pushing overall tally to 804.

In Bhilwara, 25 people infected with virus have recovered and around 6,000 are in home quarantine, Gehlot said.

Discussing emerging situation with senior district officials from his residence, he told m to take precautions but enforce lockdown strictly and contain virus ruthlessly.

He said district collectors should take pandemic seriously and ensure survey of each and every house.

Chief Secretary DB Gupta warned people against taking photographs for self-promotion when distributing food and ration.

Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Rajeeva Swarup told officials that y should see to it that essential items are delivered to people who need m.

Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Rohit Kumar Singh said more than25,000 tests have been done in state till Saturday evening and Rajasthan is placed second, after Maharashtra, in that regard.

“With an increase in number of tests, number positive patients could also increase and in such situation, we have to be prepared in advance,” he said.

(im credit: PTI)