Coronavirus India: MHA issues new guidelines to control spread of Covid-19 cases
Coronavirus India: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued a set of guidelines for the effective control of Covid-19. The guidelines will be effective from April 1.
The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to enforce the ‘test-track-treat’ protocol and follow containment measures. Also, it said that governments should take all necessary measures to promote Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in public places.
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MHA Covid-19 Guidelines: Local restrictions
States and UTs have been given authority to impose local restrictions, at the district, sub-district and city, ward level, in an order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Meanwhile, there has been no restriction on Inter-State and intra-State movement.
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The Government of India has launched the world’s largest vaccination drive against COVID-19. While the vaccination drive is proceeding smoothly, the pace is uneven across different States and UTs; and, the slow pace of vaccination in some States/ UTs is a matter of concern.
Vaccination against COVID-19, in the present scenario, is critical to breaking the chain of transmission, Centre stated, adding that, therefore, all States and UT Governments should rapidly step up the pace of vaccination, to cover all priority groups in an expeditious manner.
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