BIG: Government announces schools, colleges, gyms & theaters to remain shut till March 31

In view of rising vel Coronavirus cases in India, Health Ministry has ordered a temporary closure of all educational establishments (schools, universities etc), gyms, museums, cultural and social centres, swimming pools and atres till March 31. Ministry has vised students to stay home and also urged promotion of online education. So far, 129 positive cases of Coronavirus and 2 deaths have been reported in India. 

Following Health Ministry's order, Tripura government on Monday shut down schools, colleges, universities, cinemas, swimming pools, gymnasiums with immediate effect till March 31. However, board exams will be held as per schedule.

Ministry of Health has vised citizens to avoid n-essential travel and also to maximize social distance in public transport besides ensuring regular and proper disinfection of surfaces. 

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Health Ministry has proposed following 15 interventions towards social distancing: 

• Closure of all educational establishments (schools, universities etc), gyms, museums, cultural and social centres, swimming pools and atres. Students should be vised to stay at home. Online education to be promoted.
• Possibility of postponing exams may be explored. Ongoing exams to be conducted only after ensuring a physical distance of one meter amongst students.
• Encour private sector organizations/employers to allow employees to work from home wherever feasible.
• Meetings, as far as feasible, shall be done through video conferences. Minimize or reschedule meetings involving a large number of people unless necessary
• Restaurants to ensure handwashing protocol and proper cleanliness of frequently touched surfaces. Ensure physical distancing (minimum 1 metre) between tables; encour open-air seating where practical with equate distancing.
• Keep alrey planned weddings to a limited garing, postpone all n-essential social and cultural garings.
• Local authorities to have a dialogue with organizers of sporting events and competitions involving large garings and y may be vised to postpone such events.
• Local authorities to have a dialogue with opinion leers and religious leers to regulate mass garings and should ensure overcrowding/at least one-metre distance between people.
• Local authorities to have a meeting with trers associations and or stakeholders to regulate hours, exhibit Do’s and Don’ts and take up a communication drive-in market places like sabzi mandi, anaj mandi, bus depots, railway stations, post-offices etc., where essential services are provided.
• All commercial activities must keep a distance of one meter between customers. Measures to reduce peak hour crowding in markets.
• n-essential travel should be avoided. Buses, Trains and aeroplanes to maximize social distancing in public transport besides ensuring regular and proper disinfection of surfaces.
• Hospitals to follow necessary protocol related to COVID-19 manment as prescribed and restrict family/friends/children visiting patients in hospitals.
• Hygiene and physical distancing have to be maintained. Shaking hands and hugging as a matter of greeting to be avoided.
• Special protective measures for delivery men/ women working in online ordering services.
• Keep communities informed consistently and constantly.

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