No Ganesh procession or Tazia this year, says MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Bhopal: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday that recovery rate from coronavirus in the state has touched 74.7%. Addressing a coronavirus review meeting in the state through videoconferencing, he asked officials to ensure strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol of wearing mask and maintaining social distance, as it is an effective tool to check spread of infection.

He said that proper facilities for ‘home isolation’ and ‘institutional quarantine’ should be ensured across the state. The CM reiterated that public celebration of Ganesh festival and processions on occasions like Moharram will not be allowed and said if large Ganesh idols or tazias are being made, the administration must immediately stop such activities.

Expressing concern over spread of coronavirus infection in jails, he said it must be checked immediately. Chouhan said that safety of front line corona warriors must also be ensured. The chief minister also enquired about the circumstances leading to Urdu poet Rahat Indori's death on Wednesday.

The officials informed the CM that that the total number of cases had touched 42618 in the state, out of which 31,835 have been cured, while 9718 patients are undergoing treatment. The number of daily tests has gone past the 20,000-mark.

ACS of health Mohd Suleman informed the CM that detailed guidelines on home isolation and institutional quarantine has been sent to the districts.

The coronavirus situation in several districts, including Rajgarh, Singrauli, Morena, Khargone, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Sagar, Indore and Jabalpur, was discussed at the meeting in detail.