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New Delhi : The Vice-President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu on March 21, 2020, made a fervent appeal to the people of the country to confine themselves to homes on March 22, 2020, to effectively contain the spread of Coronavirus. He said that since the virus spreads through physical contact, social distancing is an effective measure to contain its spread by avoiding contact during the incubation period of the virus.
Naidu elaborated that PM Narendra Modi’s call for observing ‘Janata Curfew’ on March 22, 2020, in effect means ‘caring for yourself and others’ through social distancing which is being principally advocated by the medical experts and WHO.
Naidu urged the political parties, civil society organisations and all other concerned to rise to the occasion to collectively combat the challenge posed to the nation by Coronavirus. He further said that it is the responsibility of every citizen to educate and motivate others towards meeting the challenge, according to a PIB release.
Efforts are being intensified all over to combat this unprecedented challenge. Efforts being made in our country in this regard have so far yielded positive results and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has even lauded our endeavors, Naidu said. But there is no place for complacency. We shall persist with our ongoing collective efforts by further intensifying them so that we avoid entering the critical third phase of community contamination, he said and added that the next few weeks will be very crucial to not let the virus go beyond the second phase in our country.
“I compliment the central and State Governments, medical professionals and all others concerned for their spirited efforts to meet the formidable challenge of the Coronavirus so far and expect the same to continue till the virus is finally defeated,” Naidu said.