Centre forms 8 teams; warns states on lockdown violations & attacks on anti-Covid workers

Amid nationwide lockdown caused by coronavirus pandemic, Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday constituted eight Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) to assess implementation and violation of lockdown measures. This move of Centre comes after several attacks on health care worker & police personnel by miscreants amid COVID-19 lockdown.

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MHA to States

Centre in its advisory to States mentioned, "Violations to lockdown measures reported, posing a serious health hazard to public & risk for spread of COVIDー19. Incidents of violence on frontline healthcare prof; complete violations of social distancing rms; movement of vehicles in urban areas. Situation especially serious in Indore (MP); Mumbai & Pune (Maharashtra); Jaipur (Rajasthan); and Kolkata, Howrah, Medinipur East, 24 Parganas rth, Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)."

"GoI constituted 8 Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) to make on-spot assessment of situation, issue necessary directions to State Authorities for its redressal & submit ir report to Central Government in larger interest of general public. IMCTs to focus on compliance & implementation of #lockdown measures as per guidelines; supply of essential commodities; #SocialDistancing; preparedness of health infrastructure, safety of health professionals & conditions of relief camps for labour & poor people," it furr stated. 

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