Chhattisgarh s Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi declared COVID-19 containment zone from April 14-21 ANI | Updated: Apr 12, 2021 11:00 IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 12 (ANI): In view of an increase in COVID-19 cases, Chhattisgarh s Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi collector has declared the entire district as a containment zone from April 14 to April 21.
However, emergency services will be exempted from restrictions. Milk and newspaper services will be available from 6 am to 10 am and from 5 pm to 6.30 pm.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had earlier instructed the officials to make mandatory, RT-PCR (Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test negative report obtained within 72 hours for passengers coming from other states by rail or air route.
The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the Government of Chhattisgarh which says containment zone is not strictly followed and RTPCR tests are also decreasing in the state.
Central teams find faults in Covid-19 measures of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab. Maharashtra recorded 63,294 new coronavirus cases on April 11, 2021 | Photo Credit: AP
Key Highlights
3,116 fresh cases took the infection tally to 2,72,772 in Punjab
Chhattisgarh reported 10,521 fresh coronavirus positive cases
New Delhi: The high level multi-disciplinary public health teams which were deployed to 50 districts across Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab in view of the recent very large numbers of daily new COVID-19 cases, have stated flaws in the handling of the coronavirus situation in the respective states.
The teams were rushed to 30 districts of Maharashtra, 11 districts of Chhattisgarh and 9 districts of Punjab to assist the state health department and local authorities in COVID-19 surveillance, control and containment measures.
Three Central teams deputed to Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh earlier this week after a review of the Covid situation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have pointed out multiple flaws in the handling of the situation by the three state governmen
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the Government of Chhattisgarh which says containment zone is not strictly followed and RTPCR tests are also decreasing in the state.