Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday asked all Collectors and Superintendents of Police to impose night curfew from 10 pm to 6 am where Covid-19 positive rate is 4 per cent and above. Chhattisgarh government has made RT-PCR test mandatory at airports.
Baghel also called for a ban on processions, rallies, public gatherings as well as social, cultural, religious and sporting events in all districts. All schools and Anganwadi centres, libraries, swimming pools and such public places should be closed. Action should be taken under Section 144 and the Epidemic Act of the positive rate is more than 4 percent, an official communication said. In districts where corona positivity rate is less than 4 percent over last seven days, the Collector can decide to follow Covid directives. Baghel called for action for spreading rumours and fake news. The Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test has been made mandatory at all airports.
Persons vaccinated for both Covid vaccines should submit an RT-PCR negative report 72 hours from the date of travel. Random testing of corona infection will be done in railway stations and border areas. The Chief Minister asked people to use masks in public places, crowded markets and shops. Violators can be fined.