Video From Manipur Shows Relief Material Distributed Respectfully & Following Social Distancing
Manipur became the second state after Goa to become coronavirus-free after the states second and last patient was discharged on April 21. The video was posted by MLA Kiren Rijiju who wrote Dont show useless concocted stories like snake eating Show beautiful cultured behavior & disciplined conduct during lockdown in the North-Eastern State of Manipur.
The north-eastern state of Manipur stands as a ray of hope in the fight against the novel coronavirus in ways more than one.
Manipur became the second state after Goa to become coronavirus-free, after the state's second and last patient was discharged on April 21.
Twitter/Kiren Rijiju
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Apart from that, a video doing the rounds on social media shows how patiently and with dignity, authorities were distributing relief materials to people in Manipur while maintaining social distancing norms.
Don't show useless concocted stories like snake eating. Show beautiful, cultured behavior & disciplined conduct during lockdown in the North-Eastern State of Manipur! The thing to observe here is maintaining dignity & convenience for everyone while distributing relief materials. pic.twitter.com/RP8GMUTfLJ
¡ª Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) April 27, 2020
The video was posted by MLA Kiren Rijiju, who wrote, 'Don't show useless concocted stories like snake eating. Show beautiful, cultured behavior & disciplined conduct during lockdown in the North-Eastern State of Manipur! The thing to observe here is maintaining dignity & convenience for everyone while distributing relief materials'.
Twitter/Kiren Rijiju
In an exact opposite scenario, video of patients at a quarantine facility in Agra scrambling and squatting behind locked gates started doing the rounds. The clip shows the inmates desperately trying to grab bottles of water and packets of biscuits thrown at them.
This is a #Covid_19india quarantine centre in Agra , UP . These visuals depict a scramble for essential supplies from behind the locked gates . Social distancing , and even basic human dignity seem to be out of the picture here .... agra has the maximum Covid + cases in UP ... pic.twitter.com/O1FxdQn6tS
¡ª Alok Pandey (@alok_pandey) April 26, 2020
The video clip, which is being widely circulated on social media was allegedly shot at the Hindustan College in Agra, that has been taken over by the district administration and converted into a quarantine facility, according to The Indian Express.
The video from Manipur shows just how important it is to treat people with dignity and respect amid the pandemic. We hope, other states take a cue and follow the same system.
In Imphal, a 23-year-old woman, who had returned from the UK last month, become the first coronavirus case. She was also the first Covid-19 patient to recover in the northeast.
The second Covid-19 patient of the state after testing negative second time and showing improvement in his diabetic status, was discharged from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Imphal late on Tuesday, Manipur Health and Family Welfare Department's Additional Director, Khoirom Sasheekumar Mangang, told IANS.
