Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has mentioned that the ongoing farmers’ stir is contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in villages. He urged the farmers to suspend their stir and get tested for the infection. Chief Minister Khattar also expressed concern more than farm leaders’ reluctance to get the agitating farmers tested for Covid-19. Khattar urged the farmers to contact off their stir and added that they may possibly resume the agitation later when the pandemic is contained.
Khattar mentioned that it has come to light that mainly because of these dharnas, the infection has spread to rural regions. He added that hotspots have emerged in quite a few villages mainly because their individuals are on a regular basis coming and going back from protest websites.
“The farmer leaders keep ranting that they will take the vaccine but will not get themselves tested. If they do not get tested, one doesn’t know who might have been impacted by COVID….They should get tested so that those found positive can be treated and other necessary measures can be taken,” mentioned Khattar.
A month ago as effectively, Khattar had asked the farmers to contact off their stir and get themselves tested for COVID-19.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij also expressed concern more than farmer leaders’ refusal to ask their followers to take the COVID test. Vij mentioned that if one of the protesters gets infected, quite a few other people also will be at the danger.
He had then mentioned though it is the constitutional ideal of each and every individual to protest and the state does not have a challenge with anybody undertaking so in a peaceful manner, the scenario due to increasing COVID instances is a matter of concern.