The government issued a list of directives for Covid-19 management on Wednesday, making face covers mandatory at work and in public places and announcing bans on spitting and the sale of liquor and tobacco.
Here are five top takeaways:
1. Gatherings of more than five people aren’t allowed in workplaces or public spaces. District magistrtes should regulate events like marriages and funerals.
2. Workplaces have been asked to implement specific measures to contain the spread of the virus, including staggered lunch breaks and work-from-home arrangements for some employees, such as senior citizens older than 65.
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3. Government and private employers have been asked to encourage employees to dowload the contact tracing app Aarogya Setu.
4. A standard operating procedure on social distancing has been created for workplaces, factories and other establishments. (See tweet below.)
5. These measures follow the extension of lockdown orders to May 3.
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Here’s the release detailing the new national directives on Covid-19 management.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issues National Directives for #COVID19 management. Wearing of face cover is compulsory in all public places, workplaces. Spitting in public places shall be punishable with fine. pic.twitter.com/gNGq0Erfk5
— Hydnow (@Hyddnow) April 15, 2020