Quarantine now means freedom from Covid-19: CJ

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Chennai:28.03.2020

"A self-imposed quarantine is neither a cage or a jail, but is freedom from Corona,”said Chief Justice of Madras high court Justice A P Sahi.

In his second open letter to the legal fraternity and the general public amidst Covid-19 outbreak, Chief Justice Sahi called upon them to carry forward the fight against Covid-19 with Dunkirk spirit, and consider it as a duty that was given by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose to fight back for peaceful and healthy lives.

Quarantine is real proof of one's capacity to endure calamities, he said in a five-page letter titled 'A Battle Ahead’, adding: “Let us rise to the occasion and genuinely answer the call of the nation."

The trumpets have been sounded and we have to march ahead. A march of solidarity and resolve to overcome an impending threat, he said.

Noting that now is the time to prove that one really practices what he preaches, namely social distancing, Chief Justice Sahi said: “This is the only curve you need to flatten. You can convert this gloomy air of anxiety into a feeling of expectancy with your small efforts reflecting change in daily habits.”

“The situation today even though threatening may, god forbid, turn out to be dreadful tomorrow, but for now it is not one like catching the wolf by the ears. The wall next door has caught fire. Do not lose time, and instead help generate a preserving and conserving atmosphere, both for yourself and your near and dear ones and also for your surroundings,” he added.

“It may look a little awkward to maintain a distance beneath your own roof but that is sufficient to keep you together,” he said, adding, “this is a time to take care of yourself and shower affection on others to reform and reassure the entire society.”