Harsh Vardhan blames ordinary Indians for Covid-19 surge – ignoring BJP rally tweets on his own feed
Harsh Vardhan blames ordinary Indians for Covid-19 surge – ignoring BJP rally tweets on his own feed
Faced with vaccine shortages and a massive surge, the health minister gets political and blames the public for a ‘lack of commitment and sincerity’. Twitter/zoo bear
As Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan took a blatantly political position against several states in a statement in response to concerns about vaccine shortages around the country, he also pinpointed what he believed was the reason for the massive Covid-19 second wave in India.
Coronavirus | Sarma rules out lockdown in Assam
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State to conduct more tests to allow Bihu celebrations, says Health Minister
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State to conduct more tests to allow Bihu celebrations, says Health Minister
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ruled out the imposition of another lockdown or night curfew in the State to check the spread of a new variant of the novel coronavirus.
But he said people in the State would celebrate the mid-April Rongali or Bohag Bihu festival with certain restrictions due to the “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There is no possibility of a lockdown. Bihu will be celebrated with fanfare, but we need to take precautions as the second wave of COVID-19 has started,” he told journalists on Thursday.
No plans of lockdown in Assam, will celebrate Bihu after ramping up testing: Himanta Biswa Sarma
No plans of lockdown in Assam, will celebrate Bihu after ramping up testing: Himanta Biswa Sarma
In view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said there is no plans to impose lockdown and added that Bihu will be celebrated after ramping up testing.
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Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto)
In view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the state, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government plans to conduct 1 lakh tests in the next 2-3 days and added that there is no possibility of lockdown or night curfew in the state.
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Kirtish Bhatt takes a dig at Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for telling people that they are not required to wear masks as Covid-19 is “gone” from the state, amid the assembly elections there.