The Deputy Commissioner EJH District declare six villages as containment areas

Shillong, July 21: The Government of Meghalaya in exercise of powers conferred under section 2, 3 & 4 of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1887 has constituted the Meghalaya Epidemic disease, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 and Amcndmcnts thereof for Containment of Outbreak of COVID – 19.

Whereas it has been reported by the Health and Family Welfare Department East Jaintia Hills District, that there are two new COVID-19 positive cases at Khliehriat East, Khliehriat West and one of the COVID-19 case traveled to and from Mookympad Village to Khliehriat on daily basis.

Whereas the Health and Family Welfare Department has requested to declared the six villages as containment areas that is, Khliehriat East, Khliehriat West, Dkhiah East, Deinchynrum, Sookilo and Mookympad to enable the contact tracing to be done to those who have in contact with the index cases and the to conduct RTPCR Test to all High Risk contacts as well to the Low Risk contacts.

And, whereas, detection of positive COVIlD-19 cases in Khliehriat with recent travel history from other parts of the District, other Districts of State, 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.

Therefore, in pursuance to order No. POL.75/2020/Pt/55, l)t, 09.7.2020 of the Chief Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, it is therefore necessary to declare the entire Khliehriat East, Khliehriat West, Dkhiah East, Deinchynrum, Sookilo and Mookympad as a containment areas so as to restrict unregulated entry and exit movement on site with the following measures for due compliance by the public w.c.f 21st July. 2020 Mid night to 6: AM of the 25th July, 2020_ in the interest and safety of public, to complete contact tracing of high risk contacts and low risk contacts as well as to contain any transmission of COVID-19.

No person or public shall be allowed to move into the containment area and inhabitants within the Containment area shall not move out; All inhabitants within the containment area shall strictly remain inside their homes; No gathering, events, functions, whatsoever of any nature and firms shall be allowed;No social, Political. Religious, Economic activities allowed; All shopping establishments of whatsoever nature shall be ensured through various teams formed by the District Administration.

All Government and Private Institutions located within the boundary of the containment are is herby closed forthwith, till further orders; Block Dcvelopment Officer, Khliehriat Block, Incident Commander of Executive Magistrate i/c Khliehriat PMC shall be the Supervising Officer of the Containment areas under this supervision of the Addl. Deputy Commissioners East Jaintia Ilills District.

However the following arc exempted from the above order: Office of the Deputy Commissioner including all officers and staffs having valid Car Passes to enter the DC office Complex,DRDA Office , DO Office , IPR Office, MePDCL Office, PHE Office, Canteens at Old DC office Building to cater to the quarantine centres and DC office.

National Highway -6 for essential services, Emergency services, District Contact Teams. CHC, PHE office Khliehriat, Medical Officers, Medical Front line Workers. Any violations of this order shall entail prosecution under the penal Act, 2005 and relevant provisions of the IPC:

In view of the urgency of the matter, this order has been made ex-parte and it shall come With immediate effect from today the 21st July, 2020 until further orders.This order was passed by the Deputy Commissioner of East Jaintia Hills District today.

 

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