Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday has written to all states and Union territories to take urgent steps in view of the upcoming festivals of Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Easter and Eid-ul-Fitr as cases of Covid-19 cases are increasing in the country. Bhalla asked them to take necessary measures to regulate crowds by ensuring strict observance of Covid-19 appropriate behaviour during upcoming festivals.
"In view of the upcoming festivals such as Holi, Shab e Barat, harvesting festivals, Easter, Eid-ul-Fitr etc, state governments, UT administrations should take necessary measures to regulate crowds during these festivals by ensuring strict observance of Covid appropriate behaviour such as wearing of a mask and maintaining social distancing, as mandated in aforesaid guidelines and in the National Directives for Covid-19 management," Bhalla said in his letter.
Bhalla has also urged states and Union Territories to issue necessary instructions to the district administrations and police authorities to "scrupulously enforce Covid appropriate behaviour and SOPs in all public gatherings during the upcoming festivals."
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He further wrote that strict covid behaviour must be followed in public places and gatherings will help in breaking the chain of transmission and reduce the incidences of Coronavirus cases in the country.
In the last 24 hours, India reported a huge spike of 59,118 Covid-19 infection cases, the Union ministry of health and family welfare’s data showed this morning. The number has taken the country's tally to 11,846,652.