Coronavirus pandemic | A grand welcome for Madhya Pradesh health minister — without masks, social distancing

In the homecoming video that was shared on social media, neither the minister nor his family members could be seen wearing a mask, while a crowd thronged their residence

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April 27, 2020 / 02:29 PM IST

Madhya pradesh Health Minister Narottam Mishra

Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Narottam Mishra’s homecoming after being appointed to the cabinet saw much fanfare and grandiose even as the number of coronavirus cases in the state crossed the 100-mark.

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When he visited his hometown Datia on April 25 after taking charge of the ministerial post that was lying vacant amid a global pandemic crisis, his supporters thronged his residence where he was given a warm welcome by his family. Sweets were offered and lamps were lit to greet the minister, who played a crucial role in toppling Kamal Nath’s Congress government.

@ChouhanShivraj got the Health minister after a month, but it seems the newly appointed @drnarottammisra forgets #Social_Distancing and wearing #facemaskholder on return to his home town Datia @INCMP @OfficeOfKNath @ndtvindia @ndtv #moblynching #COVID2019india #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/BWhMeMRaG0
— Anurag Dwary (@Anurag_Dwary) April 26, 2020

However, in the homecoming video that was shared on social media, neither the minister nor his family members were seen wearing a mask, although it has long been made mandatory to wear protective gear mandatory to prevent COVID-19 spread. Earlier in April, the state government too had decreed wearing masks compulsory with the Public Health Department cautioning violators with strict action.

An NDTV report states that the health minister later went to his office too without a mask.

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