{"id":169458,"date":"2020-04-15T14:49:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=169458"},"modified":"2020-04-15T14:49:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:49:23","slug":"mha-issues-consolidated-revised-guidelines-containment-covid-19-epidemic-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/169458","title":{"rendered":"MHA issues consolidated revised guidelines for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Additional activities exempted from Lockdown from 20th April, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi, April 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Government of India issued an Order on 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;April, 2020 that the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169334 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona-Covid.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Covid\" width=\"400\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona-Covid.jpg 400w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona-Covid-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country, will continue to remain in force upto 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;May, 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In pursuance of the above said order of Government of India, MHA has issued consolidated revised guidelines regarding lockdown measures to be taken by Ministries\/Departments of Government of India, State\/UT Governments for containment of COVID-19 epidemic in the country. The guidelines also prescribe National Directives for COVID-19 management; SOPs for Social Distancing at offices, workplaces, factories and establishments; and, penalties for offences regarding violation of lockdown measures under relevant sections of Disaster Management Act 2005 and IPC, 1860.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In order to mitigate hardship to the public, select additional activities would be allowed, which would come into effect from 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;April, 2020. However, these additional activities would be operationalized by States\/ Union Territories (UTs)\/ District Administrations based on strict compliance to the existing guidelines on lockdown measures. Before operating these relaxations, States\/ UTs\/ District Administrations shall ensure that all preparatory arrangements with regard to social distancing in offices, workplaces, factories and establishments, and other sectoral requirements are in place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The consolidated revised guidelines would not apply in containment zones, as demarcated by States\/ UTs\/ District administrations. If any new area is included in the category of a containment zone, the activities allowed in that area till the time of its categorization as a containment zone, would be suspended, except for those activities that are specifically permitted under the guidelines of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; MHA has directed all the&nbsp;Ministries\/Departments of Government of India and State Governments \/Union Territory Administrations for the strict implementation of enclosed consolidated revised guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/164.100.117.97\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/15.04.2020%20Revised%20Consolidated%20Guidelines.pdf\"><strong>Click here to see Consolidated Revised Guidelines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/164.100.117.97\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/MHA%20Communication%20to%20States%20UTswith%20Order%20for%20Extending%20Lockdown%20dt%2015.4.2020.pdf\"><strong>Click here to see<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>MHA Communication to States\/UTs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Additional activities exempted from Lockdown from 20th April, 2020 New Delhi, April 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; 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