Highlights of Red, Orange and Green Zones Restrictions and Liberalisation

[Press Release/01.05.2020]

New Confirmed Cases: 1,993 positive cases

Total Confirmed cases: 35,043 cases

Total Active cases: 25,007

Total Recovered cases: 8,888

Cured patients in 24 hours: 564

Recovery rate: 25.37%

1. The entire nation has been divided into red, orange and green zones. Effective containment medical measures will be taken in red and orange zones to break the chain of transmission.

2. Active mapping of contacts is taking place with analysis with well-defined parameters and actions are taking place to make it more stringent.

3. In urban areas, Residential colony, mauhula, munipal ward, police station area, municipal area or town will be delineated as containment zones as per the number of cases. Whereas, in rural areas, any village, cluster of village, police stations and gram panchayat and blocks will be delineated as per the parameters of containment zones. In such areas the buffer zones will also be delineated.

4. House to house surveillance will take place by a special team to research the active and potential cases.

5. The special dedicated team would research and analyse about the patients showing symptoms of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and active measures will be taken. Such activities will take place in containment zones and buffer zones.

6. Use of Aarogya Setu app has been made compulsory for all employees, both private and public.

7. In order to fulfil the essential and financial needs, trucks would not be stopped at interstate borders for easy movement of goods. Also, a different curfew pass would not be required by the drivers of trucks and goods carriers while commuting.

8. Movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and others stranded at different places will be carried out by Shramik special trains. Freight and parcel train operations will continue as usual.