To check the growing covid19 spread in Madhya Pradesh, the State Government has on Thursday announced 46 corona hot spots in 15 districts. These areas would totally be sealed.
Besides, Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain have been placed under total lockdown till further orders and borders of these areas have been sealed. None would be allowed to enter or leave these places.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan added that in case of death of any outsider, the last rites would be performed in the city itself.
Out of these hot spots, eight are in Jabalpur, six in Gwalior, five in Khargone, one each at Morena, Betul, Sheopur, Raisen and Dhar. Five hot spots have been notified at Barwani, two at Vidisha, five at Chhindwara, three at Hoshangabad, two at Khandwa and four at Dewas.
All these areas have reported positive cases of covid19. Besides, Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain should be put under complete lockdown, keeping it’s border sealed, ordered CM Chouhan.
District administrations should ensure supply of essentials in these hot spots, ordered Chouhan. In these hot spots, services of all government departments should be availed for corona prevention.
The Chief Minister has urged the state denizens to wear masks at public places. Health dept has issued warning of legal action for those who don’t put on masks at public places.
He also ordered FIRs on those who hide corona symptoms and warned of legal action on those who obstruct people engaged in corona control.
With fresh 22 cases, the number of positive cases rose to 235 in Indore and the same was 98 in Bhopal. Numbers of deaths has risen to 23 in Indore. The total number positive cases surged to 427 in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.