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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday urged people with serious ailments, pregnant women, children below 10 years and senior citizens above 65 years to refrain from travelling in Shramik trains if it is not necessary for them.

“I appeal to people suffering from serious ailments, pregnant women & those above 65 years & below 10 years of age to travel only when necessary in Shramik Trains,” Goyal tweeted.

 

“Railway Parivaar is committed to ensuring the safety of all passengers,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Railways also urged people suffering from co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, immune deficiency conditions should travel only when necessary.

It also said that people with pre-existing medical conditions have suffered unfortunate deaths during travelling so it has made the appeal.

“Indian Railways has been running Shramik special Trains on a daily basis throughout the country to ensure that migrants can travel back to their homes,” a statement said.

“It has been observed that some people who are availing this service have pre-existing medical conditions which aggravate the risk they face during the COVID-19 pandemic,” it added.

“A few unfortunate cases of deaths related to pre-existing medical conditions while travelling has happened,” the statement further said.

“? In order to protect the vulnerable persons from COVID-19, in line with Ministry of Home Affairs, Order No 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 17.05.2020, Ministry of Railways makes an appeal that persons with co-morbidities (for example – hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, immune deficiency conditions), pregnant women, children below the age of 10 years and persons above 65 years of age may avoid travel by rail, except when it is essential,”  it added.

It also asked the people to contact the helpline numbers 138 and 139 during cases of distress or emergencies.

“Indian Railway parivaar is working 24X7 to ensure that rail services are provided to all the citizens of the country needing to travel. But the safety of our passengers is our biggest concern. So, we seek the cooperation of all citizens in this matter,” it added.