The State cabinet has decided to shut all shopping malls in the state till March 31.
Further, every MLA will give Rs 15 lakh each from his or her local area development fund to the district’s chief medical officer for use in efforts against novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The cabinet also decided to hold the remaining part of the Assembly budget session in Dehradun instead of holding it in Gairsain.
These and other decisions were taken in the meeting of the cabinet presided over by chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat here on Thursday.
Various decisions were taken by the state cabinet mainly to tackle the situation resulting from the spread of novel coronavirus. Foreigners visiting Rishikesh and Tehri district will be under strict surveillance.
If needed the guest houses of the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam and Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam along with stadia will be taken over in preparation for the third stage of the epidemic.
Apart from all shopping malls in the state being closed till March 31, the cabinet also decided that every MLA will give Rs 15 lakh each from his or her fund to the chief medical officer.
This sum will be used as required in the efforts against spread of coronavirus.
It was also decided that the chief secretary will review the situation every day while the chief minister too will do so every couple of days.