Use of masks, sanitisers compulsory in public areas
Dimapur, March 13 (EMN): In the wake of the global outbreak of novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the government of Nagaland has ordered implantation of various preventive measures.
The Home department on Friday directed all deputy commissioners to ensure the following:
- People should compulsorily use masks and hand sanitisers in all public places.
- Ensure that those persons like salesmen/shopkeepers who usually come in contact with large number of people wear masks.
- All establishments must keep hand sanitisers for both personal and public use.
- Take immediate steps to activate and widely publicise a phone line/contact number to receive reports/complaints from public regarding hoarding or selling at higher price of masks/hand sanitisers.
A separate advisory from Urban Development directed all
urban local bodies (ULBs) to submit a report on precautionary actions taken in
their respective jurisdictions, on or before March 18.
It also issued the following directives:
All ULBs are directed to ensure maintenance of utmost cleanliness and hygiene in all the school/public/departmental transport systems.
- Cleanliness and hygiene to be maintained in all public toilets and amenities.
- Ensure all restaurants/hotels/eateries etc., maintain utmost cleanliness and hygiene.
- No wild and live animals are to be sold in the market.
- Fish, poultry and meat are to be sold only at designated shops/locations duly authorised by the respective ULBs.
- Random butchers and meat shops to be strictly prohibited.
- Rearing of pigs and poultry in close proximity to human in urban areas should be discouraged.
- Ensure that all the wards maintain proper sanitation within their jurisdiction. Also prohibit random disposal of garbage etc.
- Hoarding/selling by exorbitant prices items such as hand sanitisers/hand wash/mask etc., to be prohibited.
- Sanitary workers/sweepers of each ULB to be properly sensitised, and protective gears and safety measures to be used compulsorily.
- Fogging and sanitising vulnerable areas may also be conducted in coordination with the Health and Family Welfare department.
- Helplines for the public be established in all the wards in coordination with the Health and Family Welfare department.
‘Refer suspected cases to district hospital’
All private hospitals/clinics/nursing homes in Dimapur have been asked to refer suspected Covid-19 cases to RRT at District Hospital Dimapur.
In a notification issued on Friday, the chief medical
officer of Dimapur stated that Covid-19 has now been declared as pandemic under
the Epidemic Act 1897. “There is a standard operation procedure (SOP) in
case-definition of Covid-19. As of today, March 13, 2020, no private hospitals,
nursing homes/ clinics are to collect specimen sample, but those suspected
cases are to be referred to RRT at District Hospital Dimapur.
