A petrol pump attendant wears a Personal Protective gear while filling petrol in New Delhi on Thursday. Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal
Covid-19 lockdown extended: The MHA said a limited number of activities will remain prohibited across the country, irrespective of the zones. These include travel by air, rail, metro and inter-state movement by road.
What all is allowed in Orange Zones
In addition to activities permitted in Red Zone, below are the additional activities that are now permitted
taxis and cab aggregators will be permitted with 1 driver and 1 passenger only.
Inter-district movement of individuals and vehicles will be allowed for permitted activities only.
Four wheeler vehicles will have maximum two passengers besides the driver and pillion riding will be allowed on two-wheelers.
What all is allowed in Green Zones
All activities are permitted except the limited number of activities which are prohibited throughout the country, irrespective of the Zone. Buses can operate with upto 50% seating capacity and bus depots can operate with upto 50% capacity.
These are the nationwide guidelines for workplaces
* Wearing of face cover is compulsory in all work places and adequate stock of such face covers shall be made available.
* All persons in charge of work places shall ensure social distancing as per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, both within the work places and in company transport.
Social distancing at work places shall be ensured through adequate gaps between shifts, staggering the lunch breaks of staff, etc.
* Provision for thermal scanning, hand wash and sanitizer preferably with touch free mechanism will be made at all entry and exit points and common areas. In addition, sufficient quantities of handwash and sanitizer shall be made available in the work places.
* Frequent sanitization of entire workplace, common facilities and all points which come into human contact e.g. door handles etc., shall be ensured, including between shifts.
* Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes.
* Use of Arogya Setu app shall be made mandatory for all employees, both private and public. It shall be the responsibility of the Head of the respective Organizations to ensure 100% coverage of this app among the employees.
* Large physical meetings to be avoided.
* Hospitals/ clinics in the nearby areas, which are authorized to treat COVID-19 patients, should be identified and list should be available at work place all the times. Employees showing any symptom of COVID-19 should be immediately sent for check up to such facilities. Quarantine areas should be earmarked for isolating employees showing symptoms till they are safely moved to the medical facilities.
* Arrangements for transport facilities shall be ensured with social distancing, wherever personal/ public transport is not feasible.
* Intensive communication and training on good hygiene practices shall be taken
These are the nationwide guidelines for public places
* Wearing of face cover is compulsory in all public places.
* All persons in charge of public places and transport shall ensure social distancing as per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
* No organization/ manager of public place shall allow gathering of 5 or more
persons.
* Marriages related gatherings shall ensure social distancing, and the maximum
number of guests allowed shall not be more than 50.
* Funeral/ last rites related gatherings shall ensure social distancing, and the maximum numbers allowed shall not be more than
* Spitting in public places shall be punishable with fine, as may be prescribed by the State/ UT local authority.
* Consumption of liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc. in public places is not allowed.
* Shops selling liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc. will ensure minimum six feet distance (2 gaz ki doori) from each other, and also ensure that not more than 5 persons are present at one time at the shop
The MHA order further states that across the zones, all goods traffic is to be permitted. “No State/ UT shall stop the movement of cargo for cross land-border trade under Treaties with neighbouring countries. No separate pass of any sort is needed for such movement, which is essential for maintaining the supply chain of goods and services across the country during the lockdown period,” the order states.
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