SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh chief minister
Jai Ram Thakur has asked the local health and administrative authorities to declare a place or locality as mini containment zone where over five
Covid positive cases have been reported.
He said that keeping the Navratri in view, all devotees visiting temples and other religious places should avoid overcrowding and their effective regulation should also be ensured. He said that state government has allowed temples to remain opened, but at the same time organizing langars, bhandaras and kirtans have been banned.
The CM said that frequency of testing should be increased and people should be encouraged to vaccinate themselves. He requested the local bodies and NGOs to come forward and help the State Government to educate people in fight against the resurge of Corona virus which is more potent and deadly than the last year.
He said that strict guidelines have been issued following the decision of the State Cabinet to check the entry of people from seven high load states into Himachal Pradesh. All the visitors coming to the State will have to carry a negative report, which should not be older than 72 hours from any of the recognized
ICMR centres, he said.
While presiding over a virtual meeting on Tuesday to review the Covid-19 situation in
Kangra and Chamba districts after the new surge of the pandemic, Jai Ram Thakur said that considering the increasing number of new patients, bed capacity at Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Tanda in Kangra should be increased. He said that death rate carried by the second wave is highly alarming and is not sparing even young generation.
The CM said that number of active cases has been on rise in both the districts and the persons under home isolation should be monitored regularly. They should be guided properly to keep their morale high and should be provided thermometer, oximeters and medicines by the health authorities, he added. He said that newly elected members of the PRIs must work pro-actively and constantly to help their localities in dealing with this dreadful virus.