CM Sonowal asks COVID warriors to go all out against virus spread

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal today took stock of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

Talking to the deputy commissioners, joint directors of health and other stakeholders associated with COVID-19 management, through a video conference, Sonowal asked them to emphasise on creating micro-containment zone along with extensive testing to combat the resurgence of the pandemic.

The chief minister also asked the deputy commissioners to enforce protective guards to help their respective districts in checking the spike in COVID-19 positive cases.

Moreover, he asked the DCs to ramp up testing facilities, track and treat protocol.

Sonowal also asked the DCs to make ‘Tika Utsav’ a success. He said that inoculation drives in all the districts should be intensified to all the eligible people.

He said important locations such as railway stations, airports, other places of concentration where people generally converge should be identified for the testing facilities.

On the other hand, Sonowal asked the joint directors to go vigorously on contract tracing and try to achieve the target of at least 1 lakh tests per day across the state.

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The chief minister also asked the DCs to take help of popular personalities in their respective districts to generate awareness among the masses for testing and vaccination.

Sonowal requested all the frontline workers to render their services this time too to make Assam a model state in the COVID care management.

Sonowal, while extending his Rongali Bihu greetings to the people of Assam, appealed all to adhere to COVID-19 protocol.

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