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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has appealed to the Ministers and MLAs in the state to contribute 30 per cent of their salaries to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Chouhan is also donating 30 per cent of his salary to the fund. He also appealed to the people to contribute to the Fund. Mr Chouhan reviewed the situation due to corona and the arrangements in the state through video conferencing.
The Chief Minister in clear words stated that any individual, whether he is Chief Minister, Minister, public representative or officer, action will be taken if the guidelines are not followed.
All are required to follow the precautions necessary to eliminate coronavirus. The Chief Minister also directed the Ministers not to undertake any public tour till August 14; hold meetings through Video Conferencing, hold virtual rallies and do not meet more than 5 people at a time at their homes too. The Additional Chief Secretary Health Mohammad Suleman has informed that antigen tests have been started in Bhopal. This will help in conducting tests in large numbers with speed.
The Collector Bhopal has informed that besides free government arrangement for treatment and quarantine, the paid system has also been started in the private sector. Meanwhile, the state government is starting the second phase of the COVID-19 test drive Kill Corona from August 1 to 14.