‘No Lockdown In Telangana, We’ve Already Suffered A Lot’, Says CM KCR; Urges People To Take Precautions

Hyderabad: Despite witnessing a major surge in every day Coronavirus instances in Telangana, Chief Minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday assured individuals {that a} contemporary lockdown is not going to be imposed within the state. While talking on the state Assembly throughout an ongoing Budget session, KCR stated that his authorities is not going to impose a lockdown in a rush. 

However, he urged the individuals of Telangana to take precautions, put on masks and preserve bodily distancing.

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“No more lockdowns will be there, industries will not be closed. There’s no need to worry. We’ve already suffered a lot. We will take all measures to contain COVID-19, but under no circumstances will there be a lockdown in the state. There will be no hasty decisions. Please don’t panic. But people should wear masks, sanitise and maintain physical distancing,” KCR stated.

During his speech, KCR additionally identified that weddings in Telengana usually are not occurring on a big scale and requested individuals to conduct such occasions on a small scale.

The Chief Minister additionally stated some individuals from movie business just lately met him, expressing concern over a potential lockdown, as a number of movies, together with some massive funds ones, have been below manufacturing.

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Observing that Telangana is among the finest performing states within the nation in coping with the pandemic, KCR stated that his authorities had just lately ramped up testing following a contemporary rise in Covid-19 instances.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief’s assertion got here at the same time as Telangana continued to witness an upward development in Covid-19 instances with 518 new infections being reported on Thursday, a report excessive this yr, taking the tally to three,05,309, whereas the demise toll rose to 1,683 with three extra fatalities.