Baramulla, January 13: In view of resurgence in Covid-19 cases across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar today convened a joint meeting of Aimah Masajid/ Imams, Religious heads and other prominent citizens to review the Covid-19 mitigation efforts.
Asserting that the Aimah Masajid and religious heads have a great faith and influence over the people, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla impressed upon them to play their active role in disseminating the awareness among people with reagard to properly implementation of Covid Appropriate Behavior (CAB).
The DC urged religious leaders to make people aware with regard to implemtation of covid-19 SOPs in worship places, adding that these religious places contain huge gathering of people, therefore it is necessary to make people understand for maintaining of Social distance, using of face masks besides properly sanitization of hands.
He also stressed upon the prominent citizens to use their influence in the society so that people will follow CAB religiously.
Later, pamphlets consisting information regarding Covid Appropriate Behavior were distributed among the personalities who were present in the meeting.
Meanwhile, as the threat of Omicron Virus is persistently increasingly on daily basis, District Administration Baramulla has intensified a vaccination cum announcement drive across the Baramulla District .
With regard to the vaccination drive, Chief Medical Officer Baramulla, Bashir Ahmad Malik said that more than 30,000 Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Baramulla district between age group of 15-18 Years, while as more than 2000 Covid boost doses were administered for age group of 60 years.
Apart from vaccination drive, announcements were made by district administration across the Baramulla with an aim to make general people aware regarding properly adoption of Covid-19 Appropriate Behavior, wearing of face masks besides maintaining of Social distance in public places.
