PDF Chief exhorts people to strictly adhere to lockdown to make fight against COVID-19 a success

Srinagar/April,11:Describing the increasing number of Carona virus patients in Kashmir as worrying and a matter of deep concern, Chairman Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen in a statement issued on Saturday exhorted the people to strictly adhere to the health advisories and confine themselves to thier homes to flatten the curve of killer Coronavirus. ” This will be the best salute to our fronline warriors , especially doctors,nurses and sanitation staff , fighting the dreaded diseases ,” he observed.
In a statement issued here on Saturday Hakeem said that the only remedy , to contain spread of dreaded Coronaviru , available to the world ,at present , was social distancing through total lockdown adding that the people of the state should religiously follow the advisories and instructions of the administration and medical experts in this regard. While quoting a phrase ” A single sinner sinks the boat” Hakeem Yaseen said even the slightest violation of the medical advisories about curbing the COVID-19 was bound to land the entire community into a devastating situation. ” While confining ourselves to our homes , we have also to take care of the poor and needy people in our respective nieghbor hood so that no poor remains without food and medicines ,” Hakeem Yaseen urged while lauding the efforts of some NGOs , who have voluntarily come forward to work with the government to provide relief to the poor and needy at this crucial juncture. “However , the relief measures need to be extended upto village levels in an organised manner ,” Hakeem Yaseen stressed.
,Hakeem Yaseen has demanded to provide free ration for three months to those poor families and daily basis labourers who are not BPL but have no purchasing power. He has also urged the government to deploy adequate number of doctors in health centers in rural areas to contain spread of Coronaviru effectively.
Hakeem Yaseen has reiterated his demand to arrange food and shelter for those labourers and students of the Kashmir valley who are stuck in various states of the country due to country wide lockdown , till proper arrangements are made for them to return to their homes and hearths . He said government should ensure that all the stranded labourers and students are contacted through Designated Nodal officers in each state of the country so that no body is left uncared.