Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today issued guidelines for the fourth phase of COVID-19 lockdown, which shall continue to remain in force up to midnight of 31st May, 2020.
As per the state guidelines issued by the office of the Special Relief Commissioner, few activities shall continue to remain prohibited throughout the state.
The following activities to remain prohibited throughout the State:
i. All domestic and international air travel of passengers, except for domestic medical services, domestic air ambulance and for security purposes or purposes as permitted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
ii. Schools, colleges, educational/ training/ coaching institutions etc. will remain closed. Online/ distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged.
iii. Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services, except those meant for housing health/ police/ Government officials/ healthcare workers/ stranded persons including tourists and for quarantine facilities; and running of canteens at bus depots, railway stations and airports. Restaurants shall be permitted to operate kitchens for home delivery of food items.
iv. All cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places.
v. Sports complexes, stadia and other facilities will be permitted to open. Sports activities are allowed for sportspersons and players; however, spectators will not be allowed.
vi. All social/ political/ sports/ entertainment/ academic/ cultural/ religious functions/ other gatherings and large congregations. vii. All religious places/ places of worship shall be closed for public. Religious congregations are strictly prohibited.
The following activities shall be permitted with restrictions, except in the Containment Zones:
i. Inter-State movement of passenger vehicles and buses, with mutual consent of the State(s)/ UT(s) involved.
ii. Intra-State movement of two wheelers, private vehicles, official vehicles, taxis (including cabs by aggregators like Ola, Uber etc.).
iii. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for movement of persons shall continue
Red, Green, Orange, Containment and Buffer Zones
i. The declaration and delineation of Red, Green and Orange Zones will be decided by the local authorities i.e. District Collector/ Municipal Commissioner in consultation with Health and Family Welfare Department of Government of Odisha, based on the parameters framed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (M0HFW), Government of India (Gol), on a dynamic basis.
The parameters include Total Active cases, Active Cases per lakh population, Doubling rate of the cases (calculated over 7 days’ period), Case Fatality rate, Testing ratio (No. of tests per lakh population), Sample positivity ratio (confirmation rate).
ii. The sub-district administrative units – Panchayats, cluster of Panchayats etc will be delineated as Containement and Buffer zones by respective local authorities in consultation with Health Department.
iii. Temporary Medical Camps (TMCs) accommodating returnees and others, for the purpose of mandatory quarantine, have contributed to a significantly large number of COVID-19 positive cases in the State. Hence, the restrictions applicable to Containment Zones shall be applicable to TMCs. If required, Buffer Zones around the TMCs may be delineated.
iv. COVID Care Centres and COVID hospitals will also be treated at the same level as Containment Zones and restrictions applicable to Containment Zones shall be applicable to such facilities.
v. In the Containment Zones, only essential activities shall be allowed. There shall be strict perimeter control to ensure that there is no movement of people in or Out of these zones, except for medical emergencies and for maintaining supply of essential goods and services. Guidelines of MoHFW, GOI and H&FW Department, Government of Odisha shall be taken into consideration for the above purpose.
vi. In the Containment Zones, there shall be intensive contact tracing, house-to house surveillance, and other clinical Interventions, as required.
Night Curfew
The movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited between 7.00 pm to 7.00 am, except for essential activities. The movement of individuals, for all non-essential activities, shall remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm to 7 am. Collector & District Magistrate/ Commissioner of Police/ Municipal Commissioner shall issue orders under appropriate provisions of law, such as prohibitory orders (curfew) under Section 144 of Cr.PC, for this purpose, and ensure strict compliance.
Protection of vulnerable persons: Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for essential and health purposes.
“All other activities will be permitted, except those which are specifically prohibited. Further, the District Collector/ Municipal Commissioner based on their assessment of the situation, may prohibit certain other activities in the various zones, or impose such restrictions as deemed necessary,” the order read.
Special directions to ensure movement of persons and goods In certain cases
i. Inter-State and intra-State movement of medical professionals, nurses and para medical staff, sanitation personnel and ambulances shall be allowed without any restriction.
ii. Inter-State movement of all types of goods/ cargo, including empty trucks are allowed.
iii. Movement of any type of goods/ cargo for cross land-border trade under Treaties with neighbouring countries shall not be stopped.
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