NEW DELHI : The central government has asked states to continue with night curfews, weekend curfews and other restrictions to highlight that covid-19 is still not over and to influence adherence to COVID-appropriate behavior ahead of the festival season.
Union health ministry on Thursday issued standard operating procedure to be followed during the festival season to limit the spread of coronavirus. “We have issued detailed SOP for States/ UTs on Tuesday.
Mass gatherings should be avoided in areas identified as Containment Zones and in districts reporting more than 5% case positivity.
Gatherings with advance permissions and limited people (as per local context) to be allowed in districts with a positivity rate of 5% and below.