The Chief Minister said that during this massive vaccination drive the COVID19 vaccines would be administered to every media person, an official statement said.
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COVID-19: Haryana govt announces one-week lockdown in entire state from May 3
By PTI
CHANDIGARH: Amid a sharp surge in coronavirus cases, the Haryana government on Sunday announced the imposition of a week-long lockdown in the entire state beginning May 3.Earlier, a weekend curfew was enforced in nine districts — Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula, Sonipat, Rohtak, Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad — from 10 pm on Friday till 5 am on Monday.
“From May 3, there will be a 7-day long lockdown in the entire state,” Haryana’s Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said in a tweet.
Haryana on Saturday had registered 125 COVID fatalities, taking the death toll in the state to 4,341, while 13,588 fresh infections pushed the tally to 5,01,566.
The massive surge in COVID-19 cases in Haryana has also put pressure on the health infrastructure, even as state authorities over the past few days have been trying to meet the increased demand of medical oxygen supplies and beds.
The other restrictions which were recently put in place in the state to contain the spread of infection include imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC and daily night curfew.
Opposition party leaders have also expressed concern over the prevailing COVID situation in the state.
Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday had asked the government to step up efforts to tackle the situation.
He had said that the complete focus of the government should be on protecting the people of Haryana from the pandemic.
Senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala had hit out at the BJP-JJP government over its COVID-19 management, saying the situation in the state was worse than that of Delhi.
“The situation in Haryana is worse than that of Delhi. There is no bed available in the hospitals, there is a shortage of oxygen. This government does not have any right to stay in power,” he had said recently.
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Haryana’s COVID situation worse than Delhi: Abhay Chautala
By PTI
SIRSA: Senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala has hit out at the BJP-JJP government in Haryana over its COVID-19 management, saying the situation in the state is worse than that of Delhi.“The situation in Haryana is worse than that of Delhi. There is no bed available in the hospitals, there is a shortage of oxygen.
“This government does not have any right to stay in power. Forget about providing the basic needs to the people, they have even failed to give them emergency services,” Chautala told reporters here on Tuesday.
He said state Health Minister Anil Vij should resign for the alleged failure in the handling of the situation.
Haryana has registered a sharp rise in the numbers of COVID-19 cases and fatalities this month.
It recorded the biggest single-day jump in COVID-related fatalities and cases on Tuesday with 84 deaths pushing the toll to 3,926, while the tally climbed to 4,47,754 with 11,931 fresh cases.
However, the state government has maintained that it is doing its best to deal with the situation even as it has assured people on availability of beds, medical oxygen supplies, medicines, vaccine doses etc.
Chautala also took a dig at Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, saying he should discharge his responsibility efficiently in the present situation.
“The government should focus on how to tackle the (COVID-19) situation…but the chief minister gives hour-long speeches on television. Rather than giving such speeches, he should discharge his responsibility. If he escapes from his responsibility, he will have to face people”s anger,” he said.
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader said the government should have made preparations in advance to deal with the situation as various reports had said how a few strains, including the UK one, of the coronavirus were in circulation.
“Had it acted on time, we would not have been facing this kind of a situation. It is because of the government”s negligence and wrong policies that people are facing a big problem now,” he said.
Chautala also attacked the Congress, the principal opposition party in the state, accusing it of not playing the role expected of it amid the raging pandemic.
“The Congress is not playing its role and has failed to raise the issues concerning people. Their leaders are sitting inside their homes. They are acting as the ”B” team of the ruling dispensation, which is why the situation in Haryana is bad,” he said.
On the farmers” issue, Chautala said the peasants are facing a lot of problems.
“The lifting of crops at the mandis is poor and the payments to farmers are getting delayed,” he said.
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COVID patients from Delhi, neighbouring states coming to Punjab for treatment: Officials
Doctors said Delhi-based COVID-19 patients, many of whom need oxygen support, are coming to Punjab as they could not get hospital beds in the national capital.
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COVID-19: Haryana orders closure of all shops by 6 pm, bans non-essential gatherings
By PTI
CHANDIGARH: Having witnessed a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in recent days, the Haryana government on Thursday announced several restrictions to control the spread, including closure of shops by 6 pm and a ban on all non-essential gatherings.The restrictions will come into effect from Friday, state Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said.
“All shops will remain closed from 6 pm onward in Haryana from tomorrow, all non-essential gatherings are banned, anybody holding any function within prescribed limit will have to seek permission from concerned SDM (Sub Divisional Magistrate),” Vij said in a tweet.
The state government had recently capped the number of attendees in indoor events to 50 and that for open spaces to 200.
On April 21, Haryana recorded 9,623 new COVID-19 infections and 45 deaths, the state’s highest single-day spike in both cases and fatalities so far.
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Protesting farmers to be tested, vaccinated against COVID-19 in Haryana, says Anil Vij
By ANI
CHANDIGARH: Expressing concern for farmers, who have been protesting against the central agricultural laws at Delhi-Haryana borders, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said they will be tested for COVID-19 and vaccinated against it.“It is my duty to worry about everyone in Haryana. Farmers are protesting here in large numbers. We have decided to vaccinate them and get them tested for COVID-19. Yesterday, we had a meeting with state-level corona monitoring committee, wherein we took this decision,” Vij told ANI.
The Minister further informed that he had talked to Deputy Commissioner of Sonipat and Jhajjar, about the vaccination and testing of farmers protesting at the border.
Earlier, Vij had said the state will work on the guidelines given by the Prime Minister, but he is concerned about how to protect the protesting farmers at the Haryana border from COVID-19.
He had participated in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding COVID-19 situation on Thursday evening.
“We will work on the guidelines given by the Prime Minister. But my concern is to protect the farmers from the coronavirus, who have gathered at the border of Haryana. I have to save them from the COVID-19,” he had said.
Haryana reported 3,146 new COVID-19 cases and 33 related deaths in the past 24 hours, said the state health ministry.
Farmers have been protesting at different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three farm laws: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
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My concern is to protect farmers from COVID-19 at Haryana border: Anil Vij
By ANI
AMBALA: Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday said the state will work on the guidelines given by the Prime Minister, but he is concerned about how to protect the protesting farmers at the Haryana border from COVID-19.Vij participated in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding COVID-19 situation on Thursday evening.
“We will work on the guidelines given by the Prime Minister. But my concern is to protect the farmers from the coronavirus, who have gathered at the border of Haryana. I have to save them from the COVID-19,” said the minister.
Vij also said soon he will write a letter to the Agriculture Minister for restarting the conversation between the farmers and the government.
“I am also going to write a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister if the conversation between farmers and government can be started again and the gathering can be removed from here,” said Vij.
“I believe all the problems can be solved by negotiation,” he added.
PM Modi on Thursday said a challenging situation was emerging again due to COVID-19 and urged states to ramp up testing.
Chairing a meeting with chief ministers over the COVID-19 situation in the country, he said many states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab had crossed the peak of the first wave in terms of COVID-19 cases and it was a matter of serious concern. (ANI)