NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, DEC 5
A day after the first case of Omicron variant was detected in Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday urged people to take necessary precautions and expressed confidence that the new strain of coronavirus would be defeated.
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— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) December 5, 2021
On Saturday, a 72-year-old NRI tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Jamnagar city of the state after his arrival from Zimbabwe, one of the “at risk” countries.
મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલે કેન્દ્રીય માહિતી કમિશનર ઉદય માહુરકર અને ચિરાયુ પંડિત દ્વારા ભારત-પાકિસ્તાનના વિભાજનને રોકતા રાષ્ટ્ર પુરુષ વીર સાવરકરના વિચારો અને પ્રયાસો વિષે લખેલ 'Veer Savarkar – The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition' પુસ્તકનું વિમોચન કર્યું હતું. pic.twitter.com/XlY0BITd7M
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) December 5, 2021
Speaking at an event at Zydus Corporate Park in the city, Patel said thanks to the cooperation of people, the number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the state are now the lowest in the country.
મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલે ઝાયડ્સ કેડીલા કંપનીના અમદાવાદના એસ.જી.હાઈવે સ્થિત કોર્પોરેટ પાર્ક ખાતે 'ટુગેધર વી ફલાય' જાહેર કલાકૃતિ ખુલ્લી મુકી હતી. તેમણે કોરોના વોરિયર્સને બિરદાવતાં કહ્યું કે 'ટુગેધર વી ફલાય' નો સંદેશો દર્શાવે છે કે નાના પ્રયાસોથી મોટા પરિવર્તનો આણી શકાય છે. pic.twitter.com/538c6R1K3Q
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) December 5, 2021
“For the last several months, the number of new coronavirus cases emerging in Gujarat everyday is the lowest in comparison to other states in the country. It was possible because of people’s cooperation. We are gradually coming out from the challenging situation that we have been facing since long,” he said in his address.
“Since COVID-19’s new variant Omicron has also emerged now, it is imperative that we all remain cautious just like we were during the previous two waves of the pandemic. I am confident that we will be successful in defeating this new variant too,” the CM added. He said that over 120 crore doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the country so far and Gujarat has emerged as a leader in the vaccination drive with nearly 7.5 crore doses given so far.
Patel was addressing people after unveiling an art installation, a handmade COVID-19 art quilt spanning over 22,000 square feet, dedicated to ‘Corona warriors’. Nearly 15,000 handmade pieces of art were woven together as a large quilt and installed on the facade of the headquarters as a tribute to the frontline workers.
