NCPCR seeks report on Shaheen Bagh
Returned from Indonesia recently; total number of Covid-19 cases stands at 4 now
Another resident of Noida, who recently returned from Indonesia, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Gautam Buddh Nagar health officials said on Wednesday. The total number of positive cases for the Covid-19 in the district now stands at four. In Delhi, 10 positive cases, including a foreigner, have been reported so far.
In Gurugram, all malls, cinema halls gymnasiums, swimming pools, spas and weekly bazaars have been shut till March 31. Pharmacies and medical stores, grocery and supermarkets will remain open so that people can buy essentials.
The Gurugram administration has also put restrictions on mass gatherings. It has directed that more than 50 people will not be allowed at any social, cultural, political, religious, academic, sports, seminars, conferences and family mass gatherings, including weddings. In its order, the administration said, “All restaurants having in-dining facility are restricted to the capacity of 50 seats or more.”
The Delhi High Court said it was experimenting with holding court proceedings through video conferencing in view of the pandemic and the system would probably be in place by next week.
The CBSE has directed board examination centres to ensure sitting arrangement with adequate distance between students to contain the coronavirus spread. “It shall be responsibility of examination centres to ensure that candidates for board exams are seated at distance of one metre from one another. For wherever the size of room
Passengers wearing facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 wait for their train at New Delhi Railway Station on Wednesday. — BIPLAB BANERJEE
doesn’t permit that, the examinees can be split into other rooms. The exam invigilators should wear masks or cover face with handkerchiefs during exams,” CBSE Controller of Exams Sanyam Bhardwaj said in an advisory. Chief medical officer, Noida, Dr Anurag Bhargava said that the total number of positive cases for the COVID-19 in the district now stands at four.
“The sample of this person, who lives in Sector 41 of Noida, was taken four days ago and he has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been admitted to the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Greater Noida for treatment,” Mr Bhargava said in a statement adding that the infected person’s house and nearby areas are being sanitised.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Wednesday wrote to the district magistrate of southeast Delhi to submit a report regarding the assembly of people in Shaheen Bagh protest site amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
In the letter, the NCPCR said it had received a complaint regarding the large gathering at the site in southeast Delhi which they said was taking place despite an advisory issued by the state and central government regarding safety and prevention for Covid-19.
The Delhi government has announced that any gathering — religious, family, social, political or cultural — of more than 50 people will not be allowed in the national capital till March 31 amid the coronavirus scare.
“You are kindly requested to take necessary action in view of the advisory issued by the state government,” the NCPCR letter said.