NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERY, MARCH 28
Puducherry government would soon decentralise ”uzhavar sandhais” and accommodate new units in certain open spaces to make markets free from congestion and maintain social distancing, said the Revenue and Industries Minister M O H F Shah Jahan here on Saturday.
The Minister who went around several parts of a block here to ascertain whether people followed ”social distancing” in the markets to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, said a multi- purpose community hall in Lawspet constituency would be used as a quarantine centre.
He said the ”uzhavar sandhais”, now functioning on College Road and at the old bus stand, would be decentralised to ensure nil crowding of shoppers.
The Minister appealed to the people to follow ”isolation and voluntary quarantine at homes” as this was the only way to take on the virus.
Shah Jahan expressed happiness to see that because of the steps taken so far there has been no spread of COVID-19.
Don’t believe rumours: Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy
Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has appealed to the people not to believe rumours being spread through social media that the current lockdown would end on March 31 and that all shops and establishments could re-open on April 1.
#கொரோனா நோய் பரவாமல் இருக்க மத்திய அரசும் #புதுச்சேரி அரசும் அறிவித்தபடி ஏப்ரல் 14 வரை ஊரடங்கு உத்தரவு சட்டம் இருக்கும்.
எந்த வதந்திகளையும் நம்பாதீர்கள்.
அரசு உத்தரவுகளை கடைபிடிக்க வேண்டும். pic.twitter.com/yP5gN5ocV5— V.Narayanasamy (@VNarayanasami) March 28, 2020
“Such misleading information is highly condemnable as the 21-day-long lockdown would be in force till April 14 as had been announced by the Prime Minister. There is absolutely no truth in the information being disseminated through social media,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Narayanasamy also inspected vegetable markets in Puducherry on Saturday to see whether social distancing is maintained by the people, the Chief Minister said in a tweet.
This morning I went to market places at #Puducherry and checked how people follow the instructions about the #CoronavirusOutbreak .#FightagainstCoronavirus pic.twitter.com/TvPXRjL23I
— V.Narayanasamy (@VNarayanasami) March 28, 2020
Puducherry’s first Covid-19 patient recovers, to be discharged soon
Puducherry’s first coronavirus patient, a 68-year old woman in Mahe has tested negative, official sources said on Saturday.
The patient had recovered and the follow-up test of blood samples returned negative, said an official source in Mahe, an enclave of the union territory of Puducherry in Kerala.
Her daughter-in-law, who was quarantined in the government hospital as a precautionary measure, also tested negative for coronavirus, the source added.
Director of Health and Family Welfare Mohan Kumar said that both the women would be discharged in a day or two. The 68-year old woman had returned to Mahe earlier this month from Saudi Arabia after participating in a religious festival there.
She was treated at a government hospital in Mahe after she showed symptoms of the COVID 19 and tested positive.
