NEW DELHI: Following the chaos outside some liquor shops in the capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal warned on Monday that relaxations would be revoked in unruly areas and shops would be sealed if social distancing norms were violated.
Urging people to practise social distancing, Kejriwal said, “It was unfortunate to see that people did not follow social distancing in front of shops at a few locations across the city. Crowding and chaos were reported at these locations.” People need to realise that such actions increase the risk of contracting novel coronavirus, he said, adding that they even put their families at high risk.
“These actions are not acceptable,” the chief minister emphasised. “If needed, we will have to take stringent decisions like sealing areas where the social distancing protocol is not followed by people, and I will have to withdraw all relaxations announced on Sunday,” Kejriwal said. He, however, refrained from directly referring to liquor shops.
All standalone and neighbourhood non-essential shops have been allowed to open from Monday after Delhi government decided to implement the relaxations permitted by the Centre in the red zone. All 11 districts of Delhi have been marked as the red zone.
Kejriwal said the relaxations were allowed to restart the economy and help people bring their life back on track. “If there are violations, we will have no option but to revoke these relaxations. Shopkeepers should take responsibility for the same, or we will have to seal those shops where violations are being reported.”
However, reposing “full faith in the people of Delhi”, the chief minister said, “I am sure that we will be able to defeat novel coronavirus in the same way as we defeated dengue.”
Meanwhile, the Delhi cabinet has decided to hire home healthcare providers to assist Covid-19 patients in home isolation. A training manual will be given to all patients and their caregivers.
A team of health workers will call each patient personally, and educate them on best practices for home isolation. This will be followed by a daily call to track all important vitals of every patient and answer their queries. The patients will also get automatic SMS alerts for tests to be done after 14 days of isolation.
“Delhi government is working with one of the best home healthcare providers in the country to make sure all Covid-19 patients get the best healthcare possible during their home isolation period,” the government said.
Although the number of positive cases has been steadily increasing, the rate of recovery has also seen a significant rise. The number of containment zones, which rose to 100 last week, now stands at 90. In another decision, the cabinet formally approved the May ration for 38 lakh non-public distribution card holders who have been issued e-coupons for the lockdown period.
Urging people to practise social distancing, Kejriwal said, “It was unfortunate to see that people did not follow social distancing in front of shops at a few locations across the city. Crowding and chaos were reported at these locations.” People need to realise that such actions increase the risk of contracting novel coronavirus, he said, adding that they even put their families at high risk.
“These actions are not acceptable,” the chief minister emphasised. “If needed, we will have to take stringent decisions like sealing areas where the social distancing protocol is not followed by people, and I will have to withdraw all relaxations announced on Sunday,” Kejriwal said. He, however, refrained from directly referring to liquor shops.
All standalone and neighbourhood non-essential shops have been allowed to open from Monday after Delhi government decided to implement the relaxations permitted by the Centre in the red zone. All 11 districts of Delhi have been marked as the red zone.
Kejriwal said the relaxations were allowed to restart the economy and help people bring their life back on track. “If there are violations, we will have no option but to revoke these relaxations. Shopkeepers should take responsibility for the same, or we will have to seal those shops where violations are being reported.”
However, reposing “full faith in the people of Delhi”, the chief minister said, “I am sure that we will be able to defeat novel coronavirus in the same way as we defeated dengue.”
Meanwhile, the Delhi cabinet has decided to hire home healthcare providers to assist Covid-19 patients in home isolation. A training manual will be given to all patients and their caregivers.
A team of health workers will call each patient personally, and educate them on best practices for home isolation. This will be followed by a daily call to track all important vitals of every patient and answer their queries. The patients will also get automatic SMS alerts for tests to be done after 14 days of isolation.
“Delhi government is working with one of the best home healthcare providers in the country to make sure all Covid-19 patients get the best healthcare possible during their home isolation period,” the government said.
Although the number of positive cases has been steadily increasing, the rate of recovery has also seen a significant rise. The number of containment zones, which rose to 100 last week, now stands at 90. In another decision, the cabinet formally approved the May ration for 38 lakh non-public distribution card holders who have been issued e-coupons for the lockdown period.
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