The second wave of coronavirus is wreaking havoc inIndia. The country is reporting more than three lakh cases in a single day andis recording thousands of fatalities. The health system of the nation hascollapsed due to a lack of oxygen supply and other medical facilities.
Amid these unprecedented times, the center has issued anadvisory for May month to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus pandemic. Inthe recently generated directive issued on Friday, the Center has orderedstates and union territories to create local containment zones in districts toprevent the spread of the virus. However, the Union Home Ministry did not giveany statement regarding the nationwide lockdown.
Under the new guidelines, the government has asked unionterritories and states to identify the districts with a 10 percent Covid19infection rate or more than 60%bed filling rate in the last week. Any district meeting these standards will beturned into intensive and local containment zones.
Also, the areas with a high number of coronavirus caseswill go under isolation and any movement at night will be suspended. However,the supply of essentials and emergency movement will be allowed. Gatheringswhether it be social, political, sports, entertainment, cultural or religious willbe completely banned.
According to the new guidelines, wedding ceremonies willbe attended by only 50 people while only 20 people can attend the funeral.Public transport will run at 50 percent of its capacity. The center has alsoasked states to conduct health-related assessments to prepare for current andcoming times. Data must be arranged to manage the increasing number of casesand provide patients with beds, oxygen, ambulances, and other relatedfacilities.
The country has crossed the three million mark on April29 and has reported 386,452 fresh covid cases in the last 24 hours and around3,498 patients lost their lives to coronavirus.