Bassi Gulam Hussain, Rasulpur are micro-containment zones
Our Correspondent
Hoshiarpur, May 18
The district administration on Tuesday declared Bassi Gulam Hussain and Rasulpur villages of Hoshiarpur as micro-containment zones.
DC Apneet Riyait issued orders under Section 144 of the CrPC regarding this. She said only medical emergency and essential services would be allowed in the micro-containment zones. Teams of the Health Department would conduct door-to-door survey and contact tracing in ward No. 1. In addition, all positive cases will be shifted to health centres as per the protocol.
The District Magistrate said the areas had been declared as micro-containment zones for 10 days. She said legal action under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, would be taken against the violators.
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