Committee calls for joint fight against pandemic
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 17 2021:
Joint Committee on COVID-19 has stressed the need for every individual to shoulder collective responsibility for containing the COVID-19 pandemic saying it is posing unprecedented challenge and threatening lives of the people.
According to a statement of Joint Committee issued by member Jeetender Ningom-ba, the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic in Manipur has reached dangerous and alarming proportion as daily positivity rate is over 10 per cent and fatalities of 10 to 20 people recorded.
If this trend continues for some more time, entire people of the state would be in an unpredictable condition.
Even after more than 50 days of lockdown, there is no sign of improvement and this prompted to raise a question as to whether people are sincerely following Special Operating Procedures (SOP) and COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) or not.
After enduring the distressful situation caused by the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, people of the state are currently facing more virulent second wave, it said.
Experts have pointed out that the virus would strike everyone irrespective if the third wave strikes and hence everyone should take collective responsibility so as prevent the spread of the deadly virus, the statement added.
Considering that the total curfew announced by the government for 10 days is the only option to tackle the present alarming situation, everyone should take utmost precaution and now is not the time to hurl accusation to others for not following SOPs or CAB but rather follow these restrictions strictly, the statement said and asked each and every individual to be role model for their locality in following SOPs and CAB.
While appealing to people to strictly adhere to restrictions imposed by the government to save themselves from the danger of the viral infection and also to bring normalcy, the committee reiterated its appeal for collectively shouldering responsibility for containing COVID-19 and be active warrior to ultimately make the state free from the virus.
According to the committee, the virus hit hard western and developed countries of Europe and USA but all these countries have now returned to normalcy.
When investigated thoroughly, the main reason behind returning normalcy in these countries happen to be vaccination, the committee said and appealed to people to vaccinate within the next ten days while treating it as their responsibility.
If 70 percent of total population of could be vaccinated within these days, government may remove the restrictions, the committee said.