COVID-19: Speaker reiterates the importance of social distancing
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 24 2020:
Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly, Y Khemchand has appealed to follow the guidelines issued by the State Government and Health Department to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading in the State.
Addressing the public while distributing relief materials at Singjamei Chingamakha Community Hall, the Speaker said the pandemic which is claimed to be originated from a wet market in Wuhan, China has claimed the lives of over 2.5 lakh people globally.
As no vaccine has been produced for the highly contagious disease till date, following the guidelines of experts and WHO such as maintaining social distance, frequent handwashing and wearing mask is the only way to prevent the disease from spreading, said the speaker, adding that he is able to help his people at such tumultuous situation only because they chose him over others.