Ban on public gatherings in Jammu till March 31
JAMMU : The administration has ordered the closure of restaurants, massage centres and banned social and religious gatherings of more than four people in Jammu till March 31 under Section 34 of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005.
District magistrate Sushma Chouhan, who is also the chairperson of district disaster management authority on Sunday issued orders towards mitigating transmission of COVID-19.
“Langers, bhandaras, dhabas, bars, restaurants, food courts, food stalls, roadside stalls will not operate till March 31,” the order stated.
“No social, religious events will be held at any public or community/religious places involving a gathering of more than four people till March 31 in Jammu district. No conference, events, rallies, protests will be organised within the territorial limits of Jammu district for similar period,” the order stated.
The transport commissioner will ensure sanitisation of all public and private transport with prescribed disinfectants and at regular intervals. Jammu municipal corporation commissioner has been asked to ensure that public places including bus stands, railway stations, vegetable markets will be sanitised.
person said on Sunday.
District magistrate Piyush Singla has imposed restrictions on all social gatherings, meetings, conferences in Udhampur.
MEDICAL OFFICER SUSPENDED FOR DISCLOSING SUSPECTED PATIENT’S NAME
A medical superintendent of a hospital was placed under suspension for disclosing the identity of a suspected coronavirus patient in Rajouri district, officials said on Sunday.
Deputy commissioner, Rajouri, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh ordered the suspension of medical superintendent of Associated Hospital, Government Medical College (GMC), Raghuvir Singh for violating the guidelines
by revealing the identity of a suspected case.
“Due to the disclosure of privacy of the suspect case, panic spread among his relatives, who met him after his arrival, residing in the area where the suspect belongs to,” the order stated.
Pending enquiry, the medical superintendent was placed under suspension for sharing details of the patient and not maintaining privacy, which is sheer violation of charter of patients rights, issued by the Union ministry of health and family welfare and professional conduct rules of Medical Council of India and dereliction of duties.
“He shall remain attached with the office of the chief medical officer, Rajouri, during the period of suspension,” the order stated.