As the coronavirus cases in Jalandhar district haswitnessed a massive surge in the past few weeks, Jalandhar Deputy CommissionerGhanshyam Thori has enforced additional guidelines to contain the spread of thedisease.
Daily Night Curfew will be imposed from 6 pm to 5 am andWeekend Curfew to be imposed from Friday 6 pm to Monday 5 am. During thesehours, no vehicles will ply for any non-essential activities. There shall be a complete ban on all political, social, religious, sports, and culturalgatherings.
The latest norms will be effective from May 7 and will remainenforced till May 21, the order added.
As per the new restrictions following activities shall berestricted/ exempted:
1. All offices of the Government of India shall operateas per the guidelines and directions received from the Government of India, andlocal administrators of these offices to ensure that all COVID appropriateguidelines are followed.
2. Local administrators of these offices are expected toensure that proper social distance is being maintained among all staff, alleligible staff must be encouraged to attend offices only after vaccination (atleast one dose)
3. Police, home guards, civil defense, fire and emergency, disaster management, prisons, electricity, water, and sanitation shallwork without restrictions.
4. Hospitals, nursing homes, clinic, vaccination centers,diagnostic clinics dealing with emergency diagnostics such as CT Scans, andtelemedicine facilities to operate without restrictions.
5. Veterinary Hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, pathologylabs, sale and supply of vaccines and medicines, and people engaged in theactivities related to these essential services can operate without restrictionswith appropriate proof – such as a challan for delivery or ID cards for staff.
6. Eye clinics, shops of opticians, dental clinics, shopsselling dental and surgical equipment/implants, and shops selling prostheticsfor PWDs can operate without restrictions.
7. Movement (Inter and Intra State, including by air) ofall medical and veterinary personnel, scientists, nurses, para-medical staff,lab technicians, midwives and other hospital support services, includingambulances, people proceeding to the vaccination centers for vaccination or thetransportation of staff to support any of these activities can be functionalwithout any restrictions,
8. All shopsselling non-essential items to be open only within the stipulated timings
9. All bars, cinema halls, gyms, spas, swimming pools,coaching centers, sports complexes to remain closed,
10. Proper COVID monitors for crowd management must beput in place by trader associations/market committees in dense markets – socialdistant circles and appropriate markings have to made outside and inside theshop to ensure 6 feet distance at all times,
11. All restaurants (including in hotels), Cafes, Coffeeshops, fast food outlets, Dhabas, bakery, sweet shops, confectioners, etc. toremain closed for dine-in. No seating inside all of these to be allowed. Takeaway is possible from 9 AM to 5 PM (Home delivery is to be encouraged from 9 AMto 9 PM). If there is a crowd outside these shops and Covid guidelines notfollowed, then Police shall take strict action in accordance with relevant sectionsof this order. Online delivery platforms/own staff can facilitate home deliveryin these establishments,
12. Following shops selling essential items allowed toopen from Monday to Friday (07:00 AM to 3:00 PM) and will only do homedelivery/home service between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, for guidelines on the supplychain activities of these shops are of Milk, Vegetables and Fruits, Dairy & Poultry products, Establishmentsselling fresh/frozen fish and meat products and establishments supplying fishseeds, and other fish products, Mobile & Laptop repair, Automobile partsand automobile repair shops, Truck and heavy vehicle repairing workshops, Shopsselling industrial materials, hardware items, plumbing equipment, and electricalequipment shops such as those dealing with wires, switches, etc, Shops sellingfertilizers, seeds, insecticides, pesticides, agriculture, machinery, agriculture/horticultureimplements, Kirana and grocery shops including PDS shops, Retail, and wholesaleliquor vendors (but ahatas not to open), Grocery shops dealing with anyperishable commodity, All grocery shops dealing with non-perishable commoditiessuch as dry grains, rice, and others should only undertake home deliverythrough their local staff, For all such establishments - home delivery to beencouraged. If there is a crowd outside these shops and Covid guidelines notfollowed, then Police shall take strict action, Persons engaged in homedelivery – especially for small/informal establishments can function withappropriate proof such as a bill for delivery in absence of formal ID cards.All online delivery platform staff should be in uniform and carry ID cardswhile on duty
13. The following establishments are exempted from anyrestrictions 24X7:
1. All manufacturing industrial units (identity card byindustry shall be considered as curfew pass for labor and employees)
2. Petrol/Diesel Pumps
3. LPG distributors
4. Chemist shops
5. All health-related services and their supply chainactivities
6. All banks and ATMs and financial institutions.
7. All construction activities in urban and rural areas.
8. All public and private transportation servicesfollowing occupancy restrictions and their guidelines,
9. All internet, telecom, and cable servicerepairing/installation agencies and their staff, establishment dealing with rawmaterial needed to repair internet and telecom services, and establishmentsundertaking the provision of internet and telecom service connections,
10. All print and media establishments operating underexisting precautions and COVID guidelines.