‘Over 50 lakh people at risk due to exams’
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Political parties, teachers’ associations urge postponement in view of second wave
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Political parties, teachers’ associations urge postponement in view of second wave
The State government’s decision to hold exams for students of Class X and Intermediate, at a time when the second wave of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly, will put close to 50 lakh people at risk, representatives of political parties and teachers’ associations said.
The Telugu Desam Party’s Vizianagaram Parliamentary wing president Kimidi Nagarjuna feared that Andhra Pradesh would soon report the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country if the examinations are allowed to be held without properly assessing the ground-level situation first.
COVID Care Centres sought in all mandals of Vizianagaram
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The Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) Vizianagaram Parliamentary wing in-charge Kimidi Nagarjuna on Tuesday urged the State government to establish COVID Care Centres in all mandals at the earliest as many patients suffering from COVID-19 were unable to come to Vizianagaram to avail treatment.
In a press release, Mr. Nagarjuna said that at least 50 beds with oxygen facility should be provided in each centre.
“The government should ban sale of liquor immediately. Otherwise, the virus would continue to infect people at liquor shops where physical distancing is hardly being followed,” said Mr.Nagarjuna. He also sought stopping of NREGA works for at least ten days as the infection was spreading rapidly in fields. “The government should pay wages for those days as livelihood of workers should not be affected,” he added.
Opposition parties gear up for bandh
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CITU activists taking part in a bike rally in Srikakulam on Thursday to seek the support of people for the Statewide bandh on Friday.
Normal life is expected to be thrown out of gear in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts on Friday with the proposed State-wide bandh over the privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
CITU State president D. Govinda Rao and other leaders organised a bike rally on Thursday to seek the support of the people for the bandh. CPI leader Bugata Ashok organised a meeting with trade union leaders to make the bandh a success.