CM Uddhav prays 'Coronavirus gets burnt in Holi fire'; assures 'ready to deal with it'

Briefing Maharashtra Assembly on state's preparedness to tackle vel Coronavirus (COVID19), CM Uddhav Thackeray, on Thursday h a prayer that 'virus should get burnt in Holi fire', as Holi marks occasion of burning all inauspicious things. Assuring that state government was equipped to deal with disease, he appealed all MLAs to maintain calm among ir constituents. He also briefed on steps issued by government to hospitals, airports and ors to scan travellers and to isolate patients respectively. 

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Thackeray: 'I pray coronavirus gets burnt in Holi fire'

"I appeal to all MLAs to assure ir constituents that this government is prepared to tackle disease and t to panic. As of today, re is need to worry about spre of disease in Maharashtra," he said. On being prompted by Congress-turned-BJP rebel MP Rhakrishna Vikhe Patil, he ded," PM Modi has anunced that Holi celebrations have been suspended and  I pray coronavirus gets burnt in Holi fire. But I still request people to be careful for next 8-10 days and to avoid travelling to crowded places."

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He ded, "We should t panic and fight Coronavirus toger. requirement of masks needed to protect oneself has been stocked by government sufficiently. We have also requested private hospitals to ensure reiness of a quarantine ward to isolate affected patients. I have also briefed Mumbai, Nagpur airport authorities to scan all international flights and authorities have also been briefed to provide equate protective equipment to cleaning staff."

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Current situation of Coronavirus in India

India has reported a total of 30 positive cases of Coronavirus till date. Three cases were reported in Kerala earlier who have since recovered and have been discharged, one from Delhi who travelled to Italy, one from Telangana who travelled from Dubai, six in Agra, one in Ghaziab and 16 people in Rajasthan who were in contact with an Italian couple in Jaipur. India initiated required preparedness and action since January 17 at field level, while WHO raised level of global risk to a "very high" on February 20, 2020.

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