Patna: Bihar: Experts warn people to violate COVID-19 guidelines. Patna News – Times of India

PATNA: Even though 60 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the state in the last four days, including 39 Patna District, COVID-appropriate behavior is rarely maintained by residents in public places. Measures suggested by the government to contain the spread of the virus, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing have gone for a toss in the city.
Even NITI Aayog member VK Paul, who is part of the Centre’s core team for COVID-19, has expressed concern over the decline in the use of masks in the country. taking reference from the data of Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, which said that mask usage in India is currently down by 60%, Paul cautioned that the country has fallen into the “danger zone”.
There has been a huge decline in the use of masks in Bihar including Patna. Hardly 10% to 20% people can be seen wearing masks at railway stations, bus stands, vegetable markets and other public places.
the former Indian Military Academy President Dr. Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said covid protocol Not followed by everyone in Bihar. “People have become fearless and the kind of behavior they are showing will result in a big trouble by February,” Dr Rajeev said, adding that implementing COVID-appropriate behavior is not a priority for the administration either. People have become careless due to lack of punitive action. Those not wearing masks in public places should be punished. Along with prohibition, the government should also pay attention to the strict implementation of covid guidelines,” he said.
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, the nodal in-charge of Kovid-19 in AIIMS-Patna, the entire state will have to pay the price for the careless behavior of the people. “People are not really anticipating the danger. After the first wave people had forgotten the Covid-appropriate behavior and the result was for all that the second wave of the pandemic wreaked havoc in the state.”
state chief secretary Tripurari Sharan He said that the government is trying to implement the COVID guidelines and issue necessary instructions in this regard.

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