Govt revises Covid-19 guidelines for international arrivals
Revised guidelines, which will come into effect from midnight of 20 July, were issued in light of declining trajectory of Covid globally.
Revised guidelines, which will come into effect from midnight of 20 July, were issued in light of declining trajectory of Covid globally.
The decision was taken after a detailed discussion on various issues related to the organisation of the International Kullu Dussehra Utsav amid the Covid pandemic in the meeting of the state-level Kullu Dussehra Committee that was held in Shimla today.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked for strict compliance with the guidelines issued by the state government for the prevention of the Covid pandemic.
The minister chaired a meeting in this regard with officials of Municipal Corporations of Delhi, DUSIB, Delhi Jal Board and BSES.
Due to strict adherence to COVID 19 guidelines, the number of positive cases in Odisha has been contained to below 100 per day. The Chief Minister credited the people at large for the present situation and said even the World Health Organisation had appreciated Odisha's success in dealing with the virus.
“It is, therefore, emphasised that to fully overcome the pandemic, there is need to maintain caution and to strictly follow the prescribed containment strategy,” the MHA said.
The state government has said that decision to postpone the reopening of schools was taken after the government analysed the feedback from parents and teachers. Parents of some schools wanted the educational institutions to reopen, but others were against such a move because of the Covid crisis, the government said
The set of guidelines were to lapse at midnight on 31 July and it was only late in the evening of the said day that the state government came out with its order for the month of August.
According to the state health department, more than 50 novel coronavirus deaths have been reported in the district since April.
HMC has disposed of as many as 89 bodies in line with the disposal protocols.
