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One of India’s top doctors on Tuesday suggested citizens to wear double masks and distribute N95s if possible as “we are dealing with a variant that spreads like wildfire”. Reacting to Dr Arvinder Singh Soin advice, a Twitter user said, “If only our politicians could hear you.” Suggestions and reactions started pouring in after several top politicians, including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, BJP’s Manoj Tiwari, Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey and TMC’s Babul Supriyo, informed on the micro-blogging site that they had tested positive for Covid-19.
India has been witnessing a resurge in coronavirus cases amid the poll season. Leaders from various political parties have been holding rallies as high-stakes Uttar Pradesh and Punjab elections inch closer.
If only our politicians could hear you.— Shalini Vig (@shalinivig) January 4, 2022
A marathon, ‘Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon‘, organised by the Congress in UP’s Bareilly on Tuesday, as part of the party’s “women can fight” campaign for polls, saw a stampede of sorts. Another shocking highlight of the event was the marathon participants — hundreds of women and teenage girls — most of whom were mask-less.
As the threat of coronavirus and the fast-spreading Omicron variant looms over polls, the state election commission has said that it would not allow large political rallies or road shows and would allow small teams of up to five political workers including the candidate for door-to-door campaigns.
The new guidelines announced last week keeping in view the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in West Bengal, also placed restrictions on the number of people allowed in a political party’s campaign meeting as well as banned various forms of campaigning from 8pm to 9 am.
SEC statement said a maximum number of 200 persons, or 50 per cent of seating capacity of the hall, will be allowed in a political party meeting conducted in a conference hall. The state poll panel said permission for public meeting, if granted already, is allowed as per the revised guideline of the commission.
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