Coronavirus: Bhaichung Bhutia Urges PM Modi To Provide Test Kits To Sikkim
Indian football great Bhaichung Bhutia has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide testing kits to his home state of Sikkim to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
He also requested PM to take strict action against the people who had attacked a team of healthcare workers in Indore.
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Two women doctors were injured on Wednesday when a five-member team of health officials was pelted with stones by a mob in Taatpatti Bakhal area, Indore, prompting nationwide outrage.
Bhaichung Bhutia took to Twitter and wrote, "I request @narendramodi to take strict action against the attackers who struck the doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 in Indore."
The police on Thursday arrested seven persons for the alleged attack and the district administration slapped the National Security Act (NSA) on four of them. Bhutia also said that health care professionals should be provided with required gears and equipments as they are most vulnerable.
I request @narendramodi to take strict action against the attackers who struck the doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 in Indore. Health care workers are especially to be appreciated and looked after first, as they are most vulnerable to infection.. pic.twitter.com/1tF8iVnG8y
¡ª Bhaichung Bhutia (@bhaichung15) April 3, 2020
"Healthcare workers are especially to be appreciated and looked after first, as they are most vulnerable to infection and becoming the carrier," said the decorated striker, who has played 107 matches for India.
"They should be provided with proper PPE and N95 masks all over India," he said in the post.
The 43-year-old from Sikkim also pointed out the lack of testing kits in Sikkim, North Bengal and North East. "Testing is so necessary to contain the spread. We need to screen everyone. The lack of testing kits and PPE in Sikkim, North Bengal and North East is alarming," he wrote.
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Few days back, Bhaichung Bhutia opened his doors to migrant workers in Gangtok, Sikkim. He had made available a newly constructed building and said that 100 workers could easily be accommodated.
