Delhi govt calls cinema halls, malls, metro, religious places ‘super spreader’; DMs to increase surveillance
The Delhi government on Wednesday said that it has asked District Magistrates to closely keep a tab on cinema halls, malls, Metro trains and religious places in the national capital in view of the rising coronavirus cases.
FollowNew Delhi: A day after banning Holi celebrations across the national capital, the Delhi government on Wednesday declared cinema halls, malls, metro and religious places as ‘super spreader’ areas.
All DMs have been instructed to increase surveillance in areas, said Delhi Government on Wednesday.
The order came a day after Delhi reported 1,101 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day spike since December 24.
“In the wake of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, cinema halls, malls, Metro and religious places have been called 'super spreader' areas. All DMs have been instructed to increase surveillance in (these) areas,” the Delhi government said today.
On Tuesday, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) ordered that there will be no public celebrations in the national capital for upcoming festivals such Holi and Navaratri.
"All authorities concerned will ensure that public celebrations and gatherings, congregations during upcoming festivals like Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Navaratri etc shall not be allowed in public places/public grounds/public parks/markets/religious places etc in NCT of Delhi," Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev said in the order.
The move was taken as it was anticipated that gatherings, congregations and public celebrations during the upcoming festivals like Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Navaratri could pose a considerable threat of the spread of the virus.
