Covid spike: The Puducherry administration on Friday made mask-wearing obligatory in public places with speedy impact owing to the rise in covid-19 circumstances. In the final 24 hours, the contemporary covid 19 circumstances crossed 6000-mark. As the Union Territory is dealing with a surge in coronavirus District Collector E Vallavan has enforced just a few precautionary measures.
District Collector E Vallavan mentioned with the union territory at present witnessing a surge in coronavirus-positive circumstances, the territorial administration has enforced with speedy impact a slew of precautionary measures “to minimise the risk of increase in transmission of Covid-19 in the coming days.”
Mask made obligatory in Puducherry
Vallavan, who’s Member-Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Disaster Management Authority right here, informed reporters “public shall compulsory wear masks in public places, on the beach road, parks and theatres.” He mentioned the federal government has additionally issued an order imposing the “precautionary measures in the whole of the Union Territory of Puducherry with immediate effect and there would be focus on test, track, treat and vaccination.”
Vallavan mentioned the public “should adhere to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour of wearing masks maintaining hand hygiene and physical distancing enforced in the while of the Union Territory of Puducherry.” Wearing of mask is obligatory in public places, on seashore highway, parks and theatres, he added.
“Hundred per cent vaccination should be ensured”
Staff working in hospitals, inns, bars, eating places, liquor outlets, hospitality and leisure sectors, authorities places of work and industrial institutions ought to compulsorily put on masks, the Collector mentioned. “Hundred per cent vaccination should be ensured in all government offices and private establishments.”
SOP for faculties
Vallavan mentioned “all educational institutions in the Union Territory should scrupulously follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and ensure cent per cent vaccination. Students, teachers and other staff should wear masks compulsorily. “Since Class X public examinations are being held at present, the authorities involved ought to be sure that the examination halls are correctly sanitised. Sanitisers needs to be obtainable at every examination corridor for the use by college students,” he added.
Meanwhile, Director of Health G. Sriramulu mentioned in a launch on Friday that the variety of energetic circumstances in the union territory stood at 206 (seven sufferers in hospitals and 199 in house isolation), He mentioned the check positivity charge right now was 9.65 per cent. One girl affected person hailing from Karaikal who had mind tumour as co-morbidity died of Covid-19 at JIPMER right here just a few days in the past.
(with inputs from PTI)
