HM warns black marketeers of oxygen and life saving drugs

Home Minister Mohd. Mahmood Ali has reiterated that the State authorities is dedicated to provoke stringent motion in opposition to these indulging in black advertising of oxygen and different life-saving drugs in view of the steep rise in circumstances of COVID-19.

The Police Department wouldn’t give any scope for black advertising of COVID-19 associated drugs within the State. Those discovered responsible of violating the provisions could be arrested and prosecution could be launched in opposition to them below related provisions of regulation. The Home Minister held a evaluate assembly on the measures being taken to sort out COVID-19 circumstances with senior officers of the division headed by DGP M. Mahender Reddy and Home division Principal Secretary Ravi Gupta on Wednesday.

Mr. Mahmood Ali stated Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao would take a critical view of incidents involving black advertising of life saving drugs. The division was equally targeted on the social media to test rumours and false experiences being posted via them. Mr. Mahmood Ali appreciated the Home division for its proactive position through the first section of the COVID-19 and the division was working with the identical vigour because the outbreak of the second wave, he stated.

Asserting that the federal government had initiated a number of measures to make sure that there was no scarcity of beds of oxygen provides within the State, he wished the Muslim neighborhood to observe COVID-appropriate behaviour through the ongoing holy month of Ramzan. In addition to getting medical check-ups carried out in case of chilly, cough and different signs, the Muslim neighborhood members ought to put on masks and observe different protocols like sustaining bodily distance through the prayers in order that there was no scope for the unfold of the virus, he added.