Guardian Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inspects COVID vaccination drive in Hojai

HOJAI: Guardian Minister for Hojai and Minister for Environment and Forest, Fisheries and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya inspected the COVID vaccination drive of 15-18 years age group in Hojai on Monday.

Visiting the Nilbagan Higher Secondary vaccination centre, Minister Suklabaidya supervised the vaccination drive and urged the youngsters to come forward for taking the vaccine to protect themselves from COVID-19. Accompanied by Deputy Commissioner, Anupam Choudhury and senior officials of the administration and health department, Minister Suklabaidya exuded optimism that the district administration would be able to achieve 100 per cent vaccination of 15-18 years age group.

Later talking to mediapersons, Suklabaidya said the vaccination drive is being closely monitored by the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister and a slew of steps are being taken to reduce contamination. In the same vein, he pointed out that there has been no contamination in the district so far. He disclosed that 33 Railway Protection Force personnel have been identified to be infected with COVID-19 by health authorities on Sunday.

Suklabaidya said the State government under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is geared up to tackle the situation in the wake of Omicron cases in some parts of the country and has already issued SoP in this regard. He asked the people not to panic and appealed to them to follow the SoP by wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and ensuring proper sanitisation. "There's no cause for worry. The only thing I would like to appeal to the people is that they must follow the SoP issued by the State government to keep themselves safe and healthy," he quipped.

Later, Minister Suklabaidya reviewed the status of the Health, Environment & Forest, Fisheries and Excise departments at a meeting held at the Deputy Commissioner's conference hall. Deputy Commissioner, Choudhury and senior officials of concerned departments apprised the Guardian Minister about the initiatives being taken and the status of progress being made. MLA Sibu Misra and representatives of political parties were present at the meeting, stated a press release.

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