Union Health Minister sidelines expert reports, says Corona curve unlikely to peak further in India
“Decision on extending or relaxing lockdown will be taken around May 17” Dr. Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi: Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Saturday night asserted that the call on whether to extent the lockdown beyond May 17 or to relax it across the country, will be taken ahead of May 17 while considering several factors.
The Union Minister was speaking on a news show with Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on India Today channel wherein he was asked by the Journalist if the government will further extend the lockdown beyond May 17 or it was time that the government will relax the lockdown across the country and ask people to take precautionary measures and to follow regulations.
Replying to the question, the Minister added that a call will be taken on this around May 17 considering all the factors that goes into decision making. He also added that the decision will be taken according to the “Guiding Principle” set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he had said “Jaan is also important and Jahan (world) is also important”.
He said “The future course of events will be taken according to this guiding principle of PM Modi”.
The Minister also said that although the rate of COVID-19 cases doubling in India was 11 days, but the curve was flattening and was steady at the moment. He also sidelined reports of international experts who claimed that the curve was yet to peak in India and added that he doesn’t see anything of that sort happening in India now.
The government had earlier stated that the curve would start flattening from mid-May but Dr. Harsh Vardhan during the interview added that the government now expects the curve to start flattening in late June or early July.
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Rashmika Mandanna praises Atal Setu, lauds Modi in an ANI interview
Actress Rashmika Mandanna praised Atal Setu, the longest sea bridge in India which was inaugurated by the PM in January, as ‘unbelievable’ for the way it has drastically cut down the travelling time between Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. She also lauded Modi in her on the road interview to ANI along the Mumbai bridge on Tuesday.
Calling Atal Setu a game changer for transportation network of the second largest megacity in India, Mandanna stated that “The journey of two hours can be done in 20 minutes… You wouldn't even believe it! Who would have thought that something like this would have been possible. From Navi Mumbai to Mumbai, Goa to Mumbai and Bangalore to Mumbai, when all the journeys [are] made so easily and with such amazing infrastructure… It makes me proud!"
Commenting on how infrastructure developments only seen in western countries were now made possible in India, Rashmika Mandanna said, “Indians are not willing to hear ‘No’ anymore. Now at least India is not stopping anywhere. Nobody is saying that it’s not possible in India [anymore]… Look at our country grow… I think now it’s the ‘Haan’ (yes) time”.
Expressing amazement at how India had turned ‘unstoppable’ in the last 10 years, an indirect praise directed at PM Modi’s rule in India, Mandanna called the growth ‘freaking brilliant’. Lauding the infrastructure development being done in the country, Mandanna agreed with the ANI correspondent when he said that projects like Atal Setu took ‘decades to complete earlier and this was done in just 7 years’. “Everything, it is just brilliant - I think now it's our time!... it's all done in seven years and it's 20 km. It's amazing! Look at it. I am speechless honestly... India is the smartest country, I would like to say!" she added.
Speaking about the future prospects of the country, the actress stated that young India was growing at ‘such fast speed’ and the youth were being ‘very responsible’ and were not easily influenced by ‘whatever you say’. Declaring that the country was heading in ‘the right way’, Mandanna said, “As a young Indian, to all of you from this majestic architecture-the majestic infrastructure Atal Setu, Vikas aur development rukna nahi chahiye, vikas aur development keliye vote kariye. (Progress and development must not stop, please vote for progress and development)”.
However the actress’ comments have received mixed responses in social media. While some where happy with her good words about the developments in the country, many others wondered if she would follow the path of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut to politics or whether she was afraid of an IT raid due to her increasing income. Rashmika Mandanna, seen last with Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Animal’, is waiting for the release of her next film ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’. She is also starring against Salman Khan in the A R Murugadoss’ movie ‘Sikander’, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, set to release in 2025.
