-SATISH HANDA
A health department survey reveals, Coronavirus now fast spreading from urban to rural areas in Haryana state. According to experts, lack of awareness among people residing in rural areas, lack of knowledge to stop disease spreading, neglect towards having Corona tests, frequent visit of people residing in rural areas to thickly populated markets in nearby urban areas, neglect towards getting vaccinated, gathering at public as well as religious places without taking precautions, playing cards as well as sharing common ‘hukkah’ for smoking, moving out without wearing face mask and following distance are some of the prime reasons for fast spreading Coronavirus in rural areas since past sometime, which has claimed large number of lives not only at Rohtak, Fatehabad, Jind, Hisar, Panipat and Faridabad district but also adversely affected rural areas in adjoining Himachal and Uttarkahnd states.
Senior Congress leaders HPCC president Shelja, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Rajya Sabha member Deepender Hooda strongly condemned ruling BJP government in the state neglect after large number of mysterious deaths reported in the state in past sometime. They expressed shock over mysterious death of more than 30 persons in a week at village Titoli in Rohtak district lost lives after suffering from fever, cold and cough. Information also reveals, large numbers of people in the area are still suffering from similar symptoms. Congress leaders said that neither residents of rural areas are coming forward for Corona test nor ruling government has taken any step for the rescue of suffering patients suspected Corona positive posing a severe threat to other residents in the area. Political parties in opposition demanded immediate vaccination of residents in the area to save their lives.
Meanwhile, incidents of mysterious deaths due to fever accompanies by cold and cough are being reported from rural places all over in Haryana state, which include 15 cases of death in six days reported at village Tigaon in Faridabad district due to Coronavirus or some other reasons as told by the residents of the area. Panic was seen in residents of Tigaon Panchayat area when symptoms of Corona virus were visible in large number of residents in the rural areas near Titoli which include Baliana, Ghilod, Behlaba, Sanghi and few other villages in Rohtak district where during medical examination nearly 25% residents were found Corona positive but they never bothered to get themselves treated rather did not disclosed to anyone about their sufferings even to their family members as well as residents of village they reside, thus spreading virus in the area.
Information further reveals, six persons were reported died in past six to seven days at village Adhana Patti in past one week and most of the victims were of age between 50- 60. As many as 18 persons were reported died of fever at village Sisai near Hansi in Hisar district in past about 20 days, among those eight persons were suffering from fever, cold and cough. Information also reveals, more than 15 persons died at village s Kharad and Alipur near Hisar in four days and 15 persons reported died due to mysterious fever having symptoms similar to flue at village Bhatla in past 20 days.
Rural areas around Panipat, too, could not be saved from KOVID-19 virus. District health department Panipat checked more than 300 persons suffering from flue type symptoms since past several days at village Didwadi in Israna block, of them most of the victims were detected Corona positive and eight of them later died in past 10 days persons. According to CMO, four persons including three members of a family died due to fever at village at village Ganoli in Yamunanagar district. As many as six persons suspected Corona positive died at village Khakhri six kilometres from Jind in past eight days. Most of the residents at village Chhara in district Jhajjar were found suffering from symptoms like Corona positive and about 25 persons reported died in past about three weeks. Similarly, near 30 persons suffering from fever at village Madothi and 25 persons died at village Asoda in past three weeks in the district.
According to state health department data, more than 250 residents of village Chaurmast Pur near Ambala City have been declared Corona positive so far. Similarly, 11 persons of a family were declared Carona positive at Village Fatehgarh in Ambala district in past three days. The numbers of Corona positive patients fast increasing at Naraingarh, Shahzadpur and Barara in the district since past few weeks. According to Kurukshtra health department, 43 persons residing in a residential colony at Pipli were detected Corona positive. Another 40 persons were detected Corona positive at village Badopal and Bhedakhedi in past few days. Information further reveals, 206 (nearly 33%) persons has been detected Corona positive in past two days in rural areas in Rohtak district and nearly 40% people residing in rural areas in Karnal district
