Jagan asks officials to be ready for third wave of pandemic
The Hindu
‘We can’t afford to lower the guard even as infection count is on the decline’
While appreciating the officials for bringing down the number of COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate substantially, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday cautioned them against lowering the guard. “The pandemic is not expected to reach zero level in the foreseeable future. We should adhere to the COVID-19 protocols. People should be vaccinated on a mission mode to give them maximum possible protection,” Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said while addressing the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police on the Spandana programme through a video-conference.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.