MLAs in Shillong extends support to Govt in fight against COVID-19

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 22, 2021

Legislators from the different constituencies of Shillong city have agreed to extend full support to the state government in fighting against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

This was expressed during a meeting convened by the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday. 

All the seven MLAs of Shillong attended the meeting. 

Speaking to reporters, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said, “All the MLAs have agreed…to share the responsibility with the government by requesting each and every individual in and around Shillong to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest possible.” 

He informed that the government has also decided to reactivate the Constituency COVID Management Committee which was already notified last year.
“Again, we decided to reactivate this committee in the respective constituencies where they will have regular meeting at their level. In case if need be they will accordingly inform the government for any necessary help from the government relating to the fighting of COVID-19,” Tynsong said.

“All these were discussed and I am happy to inform you that local MLAs of Shillong city are together with the government in fighting  against the COVID-19,” he added
Asked, the deputy chief minister said many suggestions were given by the MLAs including measures to be taken at the entry point.

“We already told them that from the entry point from today itself any person entering the state of Meghalaya will have to go for RT-PCR test,” he said.

“The MLAs have also suggested that we need to create more rooms in the entry points for collection of samples of each and every individual who enter the state of Meghalaya, which government has agreed to strengthen wherever necessary for the manpower of the entry points,” he further informed. 

On the steps taken to prevent people from entering the state capital, the deputy chief minister said few decisions have been taken in which non-essential shops will be closed down from April 26 up to May 2.

“By doing this, I am sure movement of people to Shillong will be reduced drastically,” he said while not ruling out closure of Iewduh and other commercial areas.

“(We) request people who are thinking of coming to Shillong unnecessarily, to avoid from doing so because the spread and the virus is so centric in Shillong agglomeration as today also more than 180 cases of which 120 cases have been detected only from Shillong.

The trend is not that good. So I request once again on behalf of the government to all citizens to avoid coming to Shillong if it is avoidable, better you stay back in your respective places in different parts of the state,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the deputy chief minister also requested the citizens not get easily carried away with misinformation about the vaccination drive. 

“Please tell me what is the percentage of those people who get positive after taking two doses of injection. In fact right now we dont have that figure that is why we insisted one you have to go for injection as in case if you get may be after the first dose of vaccination, when you become positive what will happen is the impact of the virus is reduced. You dont have to go to the hospital.

Now it is very dangerous as people may be having prolong illness so by taking the vaccination the impact of the virus is reduced drastically. Therefore, I am requesting all the concerned citizens of the state please get yourselves vaccinated, don’t just get your mind diverted by anyone who may told you if you go for injection, you will get complication or this that but I will like to be blunt nothing will happen to you,” he stated.