Srinagar May 08 (KNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Party president G.M.shaheen raised serious concern over the rising number of covid cases and deaths on account of COVID-19 in J&K

Shaheen appealed to the government to make serious efforts to deal with the infection. 

In a statement issued to the KNS, Shaheen said, the graph of Covid cases and covid deaths showing a sharp rise during the last few days in J&K is a matter of serious concern and needs to be addressed at the earliest. While the Union Territory administration is working 24X7 in the unprecedented battle against Coronavirus, but the latest developments go to prove that undoubtedly much more needs to be done.

Shaheen added that the government must conduct a meticulous analysis of the situation and initiate additional measures adequate enough to overcome the pandemic.

Shaheen cautioned the general public against the rapidly increasing number of Covid cases in J&K. He appealed to one and all to be more than strict in following the SOPs issued by the government from time to time in this regard. He conveyed to them that in today’s scenario the measures taken by the government in the battle against Covid will go in vain unless people proactively participate in this war by sacredly following the Covid norms and getting themselves vaccinated at the earliest.

Shaheen further appealed to the Governor administration for speeding up vaccination programmes among the public as well as ensuring a required supply of Covid Vaccines to the Health centres to overcome their shortages. Shaheen said that necessary measures be adopted well before the start of the predicted 3rd dangerous wave of this virus that may be affecting our younger generation and administration must also gear up itself to tackle any emergency in view of this predicted third Wave. (KNS)