The Union Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA) on Thursday night has issued a fresh advisory for States/ UTS tostrictly adhere to the Covid containment guidelines till May 31. The decisionhas come in continuation to the advisory issued on April 25 to curb the spreadof the virus in the nation.
In an official statement theMHA said, “All States and Union Territories (UTs) to consider the containmentmeasures, as had been conveyed in the advisory of the Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare (MoHFW), dated 25.4.2021, for immediate implementation based onthe assessment of the situation.”
Moreover, it has also asked theStates and UTs to implement necessary containment measures, under the relevant provisionsof the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
It may be noted here thatissuance of these guidelines has ruled out the possibility of nationwidelockdown.
TheApril 25th advisory had directed the States/UTs to identifydistricts where either positivity rate had been more than 10 percent or morein the last one week. It further added to analyze bed occupancy, if it had beenmore than 60 percent then the districts can take up stern local containment measures.
However, till May 31, theprevious or already in place National Directives for Covid-19 Management willhave to be followed by the States/UTs.