District magistrate declare the office and staff quarters of The Shillong Times as containment area

Shillong, August 22: The District Magistrate of East Khasi Hills District today declared that the office of The Shillong Times and the staff quarter as containment area in the order mention, Whereas, Government of Mcghalaya in exercise or powers conferred Under Section 2, 3 and 4 of the Epidenmic Diseases Act, 1897 has constituted The Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 and Amendment thereof for Containment of outbreak of COVID-19.

Whereas, detection of positive COVID-19  high risk contacts in the specific identified location in Rilbong due to recent high risk and low risk contact with the CCOVID-19 positive cases, vulnerable and affected areas require aggressive contact tracing, quarantine, testing and isolation as well as containment in the interest of health of general public against any possible spread of COVID-19,

Whereas, all staff quarters in the specific identified location share a common entrance, Whereas, all protocols of social distancing. wearing of face masks and hand sanitization are being violated and whereas, the RTPCR results of high risk contacts tested yesterday and today are still awaited.

Therefore, it is necessary to declare the office building and staff quarters of The Shillong Times as a containment area so as to restrict unregulated entry and exit movement on site with the following measures for due compliance by the public.

No person or public shall be allowed to move into the containment area and inhabitants within the Containment area shall not move out. All the inhabitants within the containment area shall strictly remain inside their homes.No gatherings, events, functions whatsoever of any nature and forms shall be allowed. No Social, Political, Religious, Economic activities are allowed.

All the shopping establishments of whatsoever nature shall be closed immediately. The availability of essential and medical requirements for purchase be ensured through various teams formed by the District Administration.

All Government and Private Institutions located within the boundary of the containment area are hereby closed forthwith, till further Orders.

The Incident Commander, Zone-Il, shall be the Supervising Officer of the office building and staff quarters or The Shillong Times is declared as a Containment area.

Any violation of this order shall entail prosecution under the penal provision of Disaster Management Act. and I.P.C,

In view of the urgency of the matter, this Order has been made ex parte.

 

 

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