Chandigarh, April 1-Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday appealed to the people of the state to get vaccinated to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the second spike of the disease.
Addressing a Facebook LIVE, Capt Amarinder said the second spike being witnessed in the state is a cause for concern as he equated it with the Spanish Flu which was prevalent from 1918 to 1922.
He said restrictions being imposed in the state are necessary. Punjab saw 2,944 fresh cases on Thursday. The chief minister urged everyone to get vaccinated and said he himself got vaccinated along with his family and relatives.
He said people can get infected twice as well so requested everyone to continue wearing masks even after getting vaccinated.He said the COVID-19 figures in Punjab are alarming as the death toll has reached 6,868 and the total number of cases crossed 2,40,000.
