MHA extends COVID-related restrictions till January 21
- Indian Masterminds Bureau
- Published on 29 Dec 2020, 2:03 pm IST
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order on Monday to extend the earlier guidelines for surveillance to remain in force upto January, 2021.
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order on Monday to extend the earlier guidelines for surveillance to remain in force upto January, 2021.
“While there has been a continuous decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution, keeping in view the surge in cases globally, and the emergence of a new variant of the virus in the United Kingdom (UK),” the MHA stated.
The Centre’s new guidelines came amid the panic of new variant of COVID-19 that has been identified in the UK. According to the scientist, this new variant is more contagious. Related Stories
The MHA further added that “Containment Zones continue to be demarcated carefully; prescribed containment measures strictly followed within these zones; COVID-appropriate behaviour promoted and strictly enforced; and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribed in respect of various permitted activities followed scrupulously.”
It further stated that “The focused approach on surveillance, containment and strict observance of the guidelines/ SOPs issued by MHA and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW), as envisaged in the Guidelines issued on 25.11.2020; need to be enforced strictly by States and UTs.”
To be noted that India recorded 20,021 new COVID-19 cases and 279 related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 10,207,871, according to Union health ministry on Monday morning.
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