Amid surge in Covid cases, the Puducherry government on Friday has issued an advisory and made it mandatory for people to wear mask in public places. Covid-19 cases surge: Govt made mask mandatory in Puducherry. The Pondicherry administration on Friday made mask wearing compulsory in the union territory with immediate effect owing to the rise in number of Covid-19 cases.
District Collector E Vallavan said with the union territory currently witnessing a surge in coronavirus positive cases, the territorial administration has enforced with immediate effect a slew of precautionary measures “to minimise the risk of increase in transmission of Covid-19 in the coming days.”
Puducherry’s COVID guidelines:
People will have to strictly adhere to COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) at places of public gathering
Wearing masks in public places, including parks, theatres, and the Beach Road, is compulsory
The staff members of hotels, bars, restaurants, liquor shops, and those from the hospitality and entertainment sector will all have to wear masks, and must have taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
Schools and colleegs have been instructed to have SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) in place and ensure 100% double vaccination, and also make it compulsory for students, teachers and other staff to wear masks
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will also chair a review meet with the health ministers of all states and Union Territories today. The country today saw another jump in Covid cases after it recorded 6,050 cases in the past 24 hours. With this, the country’s active Covid-19 caseload has gone up to active cases at 28,303, a jump of nearly 2716 cases in 24 hours.
According to the latest INSACOG bulletin, the newly emerged recombinant coronavirus variant XBB.1.16 has been observed in different parts of the country, accounting for 38.2 per cent of the infection till date.
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While all restaurants, hotels, bars, liquor shops, and hospitality and entertainment sector establishments can continue to operate, they will have to strictly follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and adhere to the prescribed SOPs issued by the government.
All private business and commercial establishments can operate during their regular timings but will have to ensure 100% vaccination of all staff.
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