Telangana health dept urges political parties to call off rallies, meets
7 Jan 2022 1:49 AM IST
This is in the wake of surging Covid-19 cases in the state
A Covid-19 infected patient rests on her bed inside a Covid care centre of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) village, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)
Hyderabad: All political parties in Telangana have been urged to immediately put a halt to all activities that involve gatherings of people in the wake of surging Covid-19 cases in the state.
“We request all parties to stop meetings and rallies for the next four weeks. Suspend all activities during this period,” director of public health & family welfare Dr G. Srinivasa Rao said on Thursday.
The health department, he said, was working hard to keep people safe during the third wave of Covid-19 and asked political parties to do their bit in keeping people of the state safe from catching Covid.
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