As the number of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues to rise across the country, the Center has issued a new set of guidelines that go into effect today. These guidelines will remain in effect until December 31.
Although the spread of the infection has slowed down, the Union Home Office is still concerned about the states where Covid-19 still poses a challenge. It issued a set of protocols for states and territories in the union to control the spread of the disease.
In addition, the Union Ministry of Health has also published a list of recommended measures to ensure compliance with the appropriate behavior of Covid in the markets.
Here is the list of Covid-19 guidelines published by the home ministry that take effect as of December 1:
• The Center has allowed states and union territories to impose local restrictions, such as a night curfew, based on its assessment of the situation. However, they may not impose any local lockdowns outside the containment zones without first consulting with the Center.
• The Home Office also said that state governments may consider implementing staggered office hours and other appropriate measures in cities where the weekly case positivity rate is more than 10 percent so that the number of employees attending can be reduced. offices at the same time.
• He said that the local district, police and municipal authorities will be responsible for ensuring that prescribed containment measures are strictly followed.
• The Center has also given freedom to state governments to take administrative action against people who do not follow basic Covid security measures. These actions include the imposition of fines corresponding to people who do not wear masks or who follow social distancing in public and work spaces.
• Interior Ministry guidelines say there will be no restrictions on the interstate and intrastate movement of people and goods, including cross-border trade under treaties with neighboring countries. No separate electronic permission / approval / permission will be required for such moves.
• The last set of rules emphasizes “vigilance, containment and precaution.” Therefore, the Interior Ministry order said that in containment zones, surveillance teams will carry out intensive house-to-house surveillance and prompt isolation of Covid-19 patients in treatment facilities will be guaranteed. or at home.
• Covid-19 rules and containment measures prescribed by the Ministry of Health must be strictly followed in the demarcated containment zones. There will be strict perimeter control to ensure that there is no movement of people in or out of these areas, except for medical emergencies and to maintain the supply of essential goods and services, according to the guidelines of the Ministry of the Interior.
The new guidelines come at a time when India’s Covid-19 count has passed 9.4 million. Apart from the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Health has also published its set of behavior guidelines in busy places like markets. Here’s a look at those guidelines:
• The standard operating procedures (SOP) for the markets issued by the Ministry of Health on Monday established that the online reservation of groceries and home delivery of the same should be encouraged, while incentives or discounts for those who buy during off-peak hours.
• Standard operating procedures further indicated that markets in the containment zones will remain closed. Store owners and employees living in buffer zones will not be able to enter markets, he said.
• The appropriate behavior of Covid in the markets can be regulated by market associations through a series of measures, including the creation of a subcommittee for each market to facilitate and monitor the implementation of such behavior in the markets, the ministry said.
• He also suggested installing mask dispensing kiosks at government-approved rates at market entry points and parking lots, establishing hand washing stations in utility areas, and recommending the use of stand-up taps and non-contact soap dispensers. .
• Massive thermal screening at points of entry and access to the market, thermal guns, disinfectants, and placing signs on the proper behavior of Covid in prominent places are the other measures mentioned by the Ministry of Health in its guidelines.
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