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New Delhi: To contain the spread of COVID-19, Ahmedabad, the second most affected city by the coronavirus in India, has decided to go fully digital to prevent the spread of the pandemic through tickets.
As part of the period after the preparatory strategy closes, all retail and home delivery agencies have been contacted and asked to perform a 100% evaluation of their delivery staff, based on an order.
As an abundant precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus through banknotes, it has become mandatory to accept digital payments through the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and other platforms, according to the order issued Monday by the additional chief secretary from Gujarat, Rajiv Kumar Gupta.
Starting May 15, all home deliveries must be paid digitally and cash on delivery will not be accepted, the order indicated. Gupta is also in charge of the coronavirus-related work in Ahmedabad.
COVID-19 cases in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat rose to 5,818 after 278 people tested positive for the infection on Sunday alone. As for the worst-affected city, Mumbai, 875 people tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of patients in the financial capital to 13,564.
According to the order, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will form 100 teams, which will help 17,000 vegetable, fruit, milk and grocery retail stores, etc., install the online payment application on their mobile phones.
In addition, they will also provide technical support and popularize payment through the UPI system.
This would prevent the transmission of infections through banknotes, as some medical reports suggest that the new coronavirus survives on paper for many days.
Regarding home delivery, the order said that the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will issue a health card valid for seven days for delivery people and all staff will have to download the Aarogya Setu application on their mobile phones.
In addition, dealers must wear hand gloves, a sanitation cap and disinfectant and follow social distancing rules, he said.
This story has been published from a cable agency source without modification to the text. Only the owner has been changed.
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