The Haryana Government has ordered shutting down of cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools, theatres and night clubs across the State till March 31 in view of the COVID-19 outbreak. Following the orders of the State Government, the Gurugram district administration has set-up two helpline numbers — 0124-2322412 or 9911519296 — where information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) suspects can be taken.
Apart from this, all schools in the State will remain closed during this period. Gathering of more than 200 people has been prohibited in all religious, social, political, cultural, sports and personal and family events in the State. However, the examinations in the schools will continue to be held as per the schedule.
A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Health Minister Anil Vij on Sunday to review the preparedness of Health Department to check the spread of Corona Virus.
The state’s Department of School Education had earlier decided that all Government and private schools in five districts of the National Capital Region (NCR) such as; Gurugram, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Faridabad will be closed till March 31. The state government had on Thursday declared coronavirus an epidemic.
“All schools, cinema halls, clubs, night clubs, gyms, swimming pools and theatres will remain closed till March 31,” Khattar said on Monday.
The chief minister, who was present in the city to chair a public grievance meeting, added that the Haryana government has made adequate arrangements to prevent the spread of the infection in the state.
Khattar directed that 2500 to 3000 beds (minimum 100 in each district) should be identified in the Isolation Wards set up in the Government Hospitals of the State and over 500 isolation beds in Gurugram only to contain the spread of coronavirus. However, he said that the number of these beds could be increased in cities adjoining Delhi like Gurugram, Rohtak and Jhajjar.
At present 1328 beds have been identified in 298 Isolation Wards in Government Hospitals and district wise arrangement of quarantine facility has been made for 3000 persons. Apart from this, sensitisation programmes would be held in all Government and private hospitals in the State to sensitise the doctors as well the staff about the COVID-19.
The Government has decided that sanitisers will be installed in those Government offices where people in large number visit for their day-to-day work. All the chief medical officers have been directed to ensure the installation of sanitisers in district offices in consultation with the deputy commissioners concerned, read an official statement issued by the State Government on Monday.