There would be no lockdown across the states as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has advised them to go in for “containment” in districts and areas where
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The Government has ruled out the imposition of a national lockdown to contain the spread of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic s scathing second wave while issuing fresh guidelines under the National Disaster Management Act, 2005 to bolster efforts to handle the situation,
The Economic Times.
While ruling out the possibility of imposing a national lockdown, the Government has directed the States and the Union Territories (UTs) to consider containment measures as suggested by the Union Ministry of Health recently.
The order is likely to impact cities in 10 major states reporting a majority of cases including cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat and Lucknow.
There would be no lockdown across the states as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has advised them to go in for "containment" in districts and areas where the second wave surged.The ministry directed states and Union Territories to .
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There would be no lockdown across the states as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has advised them to go in for containment in districts and areas where the second wave surged.
The ministry directed states and Union Territories to consider containment measures such as restrictions on gatherings, operations of markets, offices, schools and universities, and intensified testing and tracking for immediate implementation based on their assessment of the situation until May 31.
It has suggested intensive, local and focused containment measures in districts and areas with test positivity of 10 per cent and more in the last one week and where more than 60 per cent of oxygen-supported or ICU beds are occupied.