In a statement on Wednesday, the MHA urged states / UTs to hold officials responsible for non-enforcement of Covid-19 norms.
Huge crowds who violated Covid standards on June 14, 2021 in Sadar Bazar in Delhi (Photo: PTI)
The Home Office (MHA) on Wednesday issued a warning to states and union territories about “blatant violations” of Covid-19 standards. There is a need to “protect oneself from the complacency and carelessness that crept in” as positivity has waned, the recommendation says.
That recommendation comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the prime ministers of the northeastern states. During the interaction, the Prime Minister had expressed himself great Concern about Indians flocking to popular tourist spots in large numbers.
On Wednesday, India reported 38,792 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. There are now 4,29,946 active cases in the country, according to the Department of Health and Family Welfare’s coronavirus dashboard.
Top 5 developments:
- The Union’s Interior Minister Ajay Bhalla urged the state secretaries / administrators of UTs to hold officials personally liable for failing to enforce Covid-appropriate behavior.
- Huge crowds are populating markets across the country while shamelessly violating social distancing norms, the central government said.
- The MHA has that too Increase in the ‘R’ factor (Reproduction number) in some states. “You may know that any increase in the ‘R’ factor above 1.0 is an indicator of the spread of Covid-19,” the MHA recommendation says.
- The second wave of Covid-19 infections is still not over, the center reminded states / UTs.
- The MHA advice added that the focus should be continuously on the five-fold strategy for effective management of Covid – test-track-treat vaccination and compliance with Covid-appropriate behavior.
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