Follow Covid rules or stop Bharat Jodo Yatra: Health Minister’s letter to Rahul Gandhi

By Anil Gundmi Last updated Dec 21, 2022 - 4: 23 pm

During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Covid-19 regulations including masks and sanitizers should be strictly followed. Mandaviya wrote in his letter that it should be ensured that only those who have received the covid vaccine participate in the yatra.Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has written a letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asking him to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra if the Covid protocols are not followed. Follow Covid rules or stop Bharat Jodo Yatra: Health Minister’s letter to Rahul Gandhi.

The minister also sent a copy of the same letter to Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. He said that three BJP MPs from Rajasthan have expressed their concern about the possibility of the spread of Covid due to the Bharat Jodo Yatra.The Bharat Jodo Yatra concluded in Rajasthan on Tuesday and entered Haryana on Wednesday. During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Covid-19 regulations including masks and sanitizers should be strictly followed. Mandaviya wrote in his letter that it should be ensured that only those who have received the covid vaccine participate in the yatra.

You must follow the covid regulations. At the same time, I request you to stop the Bharat Jodo Yatra for the sake of public health, to save the country from the covid epidemic and for the good of the country,” said Mandaviya.Responding to this, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, ANI reported that if Mandaviya was concerned about the health of the public, why did the BJP leaders who campaigned for the recently concluded Gujarat assembly elections not follow this rule?

The BJP is acting like this out of fear as they are appalled about the Yatra. The Congress leader questioned whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi was wearing a mask while canvassing in Gujarat. On Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry had urged state governments to send all Covid-19 positive samples for genome sequencing in view of the rise in cases in several countries. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, who wrote to states and Union Territories, noted a “sudden surge of cases” in Japan, America, South Korea, Brazil and China.

The government said samples of all Covid positive cases should be sent daily to INSACOG genome sequencing labs mapped with all states and Union Territories. INSACOG is a forum under the Ministry of Health to study and monitor different strains of Covid in India.Given the sudden surge of cases in Japan, America, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China, it is essential to mobilize whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to detect mutations.

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The country reported 129 new infections in the last 24 hours and the number of active cases currently stands at 3,408. One death was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 5,30,677. The number of corona patients is increasing in Chinese hospitals, facing a shortage of medicines. The media reported that cemeteries were also overflowing with coffins.