Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday urged officials to scale up awareness among people on COVID-19, asserting that there was an urgent need to do away with the stigma that has come to surround the pandemic. “There should be no stigma or fear among the people and they should be willing to get themselves tested. The Chief Minister lauded the role of village volunteers, ASHA workers, doctors, lab technicians and sanitation workers in the fight against the pandemic. He wanted officials to identify the required land at the earliest.

Source: The Hindu June 09, 2020 17:41 UTC