How TS Singh Deo's approach pushed community leaders to fight Covid-19

Over 90,000 people have been quarantined in the state after the outbreak and this helped control the situation in Chhattisgarh

On Friday morning, a distinguished member of a minority community had an unexpected caller. Chhattisgarh’s Health and Panchayat Minister T S Singh Deo was on the line.
 

What transpired later was no less than a breather, recalled the member. While the entire community was under the scanner following the spread of coronavirus, Singh Deo’s gesture came as a big respite.

“The minister humbly requested that community leaders must come forward and identify those who could be suspected carriers of coronavirus,” he said. The minority community should never feel insecure, he said.

The minister’s approach propelled community leaders. They were on the job,