If you are in Kerala, you will have to wear frace masks, maintain social distancing and avoid large gatherings till July 2021. The Kerala Government has issued an Ordinance to this effect. The District Collectors have been instructed to ensure due compliance of the regulations.
The Kerala Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020 also makes its compulsory for those who want to stage demonstrations and protest marches should seek prior permission from the police. Only ten persons would be allowed per protest march and sit-in in front of the Secretariat, a round-the-year venue for demonstrations.
As per the ordinance, only 50 people will be allowed to attend a marriage and a maximum of 20 people can take part in death related rituals. Any violation of the amendments will result in a fine of up to Rs 10,000 and a jail term of two year. While only 25 people at a time will be allowed in shops and other business establishments, Only a maximum of 50 people will be allowed at a time for marriages.
Meanwhile, an unprecedented “Triple Lock Down” has been declared in capital city of Thiruvananthapuram with effect from Monday morning, according to the Government of Kerala. This comes as a fall out of the hike in the number of covid cases diagnosed in the district on Sunday which showed that 22 out of the 27 persons could not disclose how and where they got infected with the pandemic.
The State secretariat is being shut down for the next one week. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will attend to his official work from Cliff House, the official bungalow. Public transport has been suspended for the next one week. People should stay indoors and need not come out for buying groceries and essentials which would be home delivered from Monday morning itself.
Except for police head quarters, hospitals and medical shops and banks no other offices and establishments would function in the State capital for the next one week.