The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Monday imposed several restrictions in the State in the wake of sudden outbreak of Covid cases in Jharkhand. The number of fresh Covid-19 cases crossed three digits in less than a week in the State and forced the government to take precautionary measures.
As per the decisions taken in the SDMA meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren all parks, swimming pools, gyms, zoos, tourist places, sports stadiums will be completely closed till 15 January 2022. Schools, colleges, coaching institutes will remain closed till 15th January 2022 but administrative work will be done in these institutions with 50 per cent capacity.
Till January 15, 2022, cinema halls, restaurants, bars and shopping malls will open with 50 per cent capacity. Restaurants, bars and medicine shops will be closed at their normal time, all other shops will remain open till 8 pm.
A maximum of one hundred people can participate in the outdoor event. In indoor events, events can be held with 50 per cent of the total capacity or 100, whichever is less. Offices of government and private institutions will remain open with 50 per cent capacity. There will be a ban on biometric attendance. The CM directed the officers to fix all the essential health services on priority in view of the increasing cases of corona infection in the State. He said that keeping in view the situation, all the districts of the State should be kept in alert mode. “Officials should ensure that the number of corona tests increases at all times. Oxygenated beds, ICU beds, normal beds, essential medicines, etc, should be maintained in all Covid care hospitals,” he said.
The CM directed the officers to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19 friendly practices in all crowded areas. In the meeting, the CM said that a mechanism should be developed for the purpose of not creating an atmosphere of chaos in the State. The officers should inspect the medical oxygen plants established in different areas of the State and make preparations to ensure that there is no shortage of medical oxygen. He directed that it should be ensured that the backlog of corona test samples does not increase. The department should issue SOP for sample collection. In the meeting, Minister of Disaster Management Department Banna Gupta also made many important suggestions regarding the arrangements and prevention of spread of corona infection in the state.
In the meeting, Minister of Disaster Management Department Banna Gupta, Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh, Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Principal Secretary Health Department Arun Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary Finance Department Ajay Kumar Singh, Secretary to Chief Minister Vinay Kumar Choubey, Agriculture Secretary Abu Bakr Siddiqui, Campaign Director NHM Ramesh Gholap, Project Director of Jharkhand AIDS Control Society Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh and other officials were present.n Jharkhand with Covid surge