Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 11: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla today advocated for strengthening COVID-19 containment strategy and boosting economic activities amid COVID-19 pandemic.
He appealed the Government to strengthen health services in both COVID and non-COVID hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Health workers should be trained to reduce medical infection. For helping patients e-consultation services should be prioritized in each districts and toll-free numbers should be issued,” he said.
We have shown solidarity before and it’s time to stay united again. A strong network will not only foster national integration but will go a long way in helping India battle COVID-19 together. “As we all practice social distancing in a nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19, India’s real fighters work tirelessly to keep us safe and protected. Our healthcare professionals battle the pandemic every day at the risk of being most exposed to the virus. India’s security personnel and delivery agents render their services round the clock to keep us safe indoors. The contributions made by media professionals and several other workers amidst the ongoing predicament are also remarkable,” added Bhalla.
Bhalla said that a six-week nationwide lockdown to facilitate effective physical distancing, coupled with expansion of core public health measures such as detection, isolation and tracing contact of COVID-19 positive people, helped greatly in breaking the transmission and that’s why the death toll here is lower than other countries.
He demanded sealing of all entry and exit points and asked the concerned to restrict the public movement so that the individuals coming from the affected areas can be restrained.
“The Industry, Trade and Commerce of Jammu & Kashmir is presently facing its biggest and worst economic challenge with larger and combined effect from Aug-2019 lockdown and COVID-19 crisis. The cash inflows of industries have been affected from August-2019 and the situation is likely to stay that way for the financial year 2020-21. The small as well as the large businesses across the J&K are confronting extreme economic challenges as result of COVID19 pandemic,” Bhalla said.
Meanwhile fulfilling duties and responsibilities of leader of poor and down-trodden in this hour of crisis, former Minister continued distributing ration and other necessary items among needy and poor families of Gandhi Nagar Constituency.
The ration items were distributed at Bahufort in Poonchi Mohalla.
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