They tied face masks to the faces of the statues of freedom fighters.
To drive home the dire importance COVID-19– Inappropriate behavior and included the rapidly spreading virus, district collector D. Muralidhar Reddy, joint collectors G. Lakshmisha and Ch.Kirthi, and Kakinada community commissioner Swapnil Dinakar tied face masks to the faces of the statues of freedom fighters. The aim was to urge the public to take inspiration from the freedom fighters and take precautionary measures to contain the spread of the virus in East Godavari district.
In a novel attempt to convince the public to be vigilant in spreading the COVID-19 The officials started the initiative by wearing a mask and maintaining social distance in public places.
Speaking to the media, Mr Reddy later said that although the district has seen more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases each day for the past few days, people are reluctant to wear masks. “We thought if we saw these statues with masks on their faces, people could be influenced and followed,” he said.
He said it was high time the public exercised discipline by wearing the mask and maintaining social distance in public places.
The collector instructed officers to use masks on statues of freedom fighters throughout the district in their respective area.
On Tuesday afternoon, the statues of many freedom fighters were seen in public places with masks tied as part of the COVID-19 campaign.