Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today extended the lock down in the entire State for a further period of two weeks and laid down guidelines for strict implementation with effect from May 4 to May 17, in compliance with the nationwide lockdown announced by the Centre.
With the extension of the Lockdown period for a further period of two weeks with effect from 4th May 2020, new guidelines as under, will be applicable based on the risk profiling of the districts into Red (Hotspot), Orange and Green zones. Here are the details:
Identification of Red (Hotspots), Orange and Green Zones
i. Based on their risk profile, the criteria for dividing the districts of the countryinto three zones, viz., red, orange and green will be as follows:
a. Green Zones: Districts with zero confirmed case till date or Districts with no confirmed case in the last 21 days shall be defined as Green Zones.
b. Red Zones or Hotspot Districts: Districts shall be defined as Red Zones or Hotspot districts, by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (Gol), taking into account total number of active cases, doubling rate of confirmed cases, extent of testing and surveillance feedback.
c. Orange Zones: Districts, which are neither defined as Red nor as Green Zones, shall be Orange Zones.
ii. MoHFW will share the list of Red Zone (Hotspot), Orange Zone and Green Zone districts and related information with the State on a weekly basis or earlier as required. Government of Odisha, in Health & Family Welfare Department, on review, may include additional districts as Red Zone (Hotspots) and Orange Zone districts depending on the extent of spread of COVID-19 infection.
iii. Districts classified either as Red or Orange Zones, may have one or more Municipal Corporation (MC) areas. In such cases, the State Government and District administrations may make an assessment of the distribution of cases – within the jurisdiction of the MC(s); and the area falling outside the MC(s) boundaries. In such cases, the classification of zones shall be as follows:
a. In case the district is classified as a Red Zone, and, there is no confirmed case in the last 21 days in the area of the district outside the limits of the MC(s), this area may be labelled as an Orange Zone.
However, due caution shall be exercised in such areas so that they remain free from COVID-19 cases.
b. In case the district is classified as Orange Zone, and, there is no confirmed case in the last 21 days in the area of the district outside the limits of the MC(s), this area may be labelled as a Green Zone.
However, due caution shall be exercised in such areas so that they remain free from COVID-19 cases.
c. In case any area of the district outside the limits of the MC(s) does have one or more confirmed case(s) in the last 21 days, this part of the district shall continue to be labelled as a Red or Orange Zone, as per the classification of the district.
d. Place of origin of the cases will be taken into consideration while assessing the classification of a zone and not the place of treatment.
Identification of Containment Zones
i. Containment Zones shall be demarcated within Red (Hotspots) and Orange Zones by the District Collector(s)/ Commissioner(s) of Municipal Corporations in consultation with Health authorities based on the guidelines of MoHFW. The boundary of the Containment Zone shall be defined by District Administrations/ Municipal Corporations taking into account the following factors:
a. Mapping of cases and contacts;
b. Geographical dispersion of cases and contacts;
c. Area with well demarcated perimeter; and
d. Enforceability.
ii. The boundary of the Containment Zone will be a residential colony, apartment, municipal ward, municipal zone, Police Station area, town, etc., in case of urban areas; and, a village, cluster of villages, Gram Panchayats, group of Police Stations, blocks, etc., in case of rural areas.
Protocol within Containment Zones:
i. Intensive surveillance mechanism as outlined in the Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) issued by MoHFW shall be established within the Containment Zone. The local authority shall ensure 100% coverage of Aarogya Setu app among the residents of Containment Zones.
ii. In the Containment Zone, following activities shall be undertaken by the local authorities:
a. Contact Tracing.
b. Home or Institutional quarantining of individuals based on risk assessment by medical officers. This risk assessment will be based on symptoms, contact with confirmed cases, and travel history.
c. Testing of all cases with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and other symptoms specified by MoHFW.
d. House to house surveillance by special teams constituted for this purpose.
e. Clinical management of all cases as per protocol.
f. Counselling and educating people; and establishing effective Communication strategies.
iii. In these Containment Zones, within Red (Hotspots) and Orange Zones, where maximum precaution is required, there shall be strict perimeter control to ensure that there is no movement of population in or out of these zones except for medical emergencies and for maintaining supply of essential goods and services. The guidelines issued in this regard by
MoHFW will be strictly implemented.
iv. Activities in Containment Zones
a. Strict perimeter control.
b. Establishment of clear entry and exit points.
c. Movement of persons only for maintaining supply of goods and
services; and for medical emergencies.
d. No unchecked influx of people and transport.
e. Recording of details of people moving in and out of perimeter.
Activities prohibited, irrespective of the Zone:
i. All domestic and international air travel of passengers, except for medical services, air ambulance and for security purposes or for purposes as permitted by MHA.
ii. All passenger movement by trains, except for security purposes or for purposes as permitted by MHA.
iii. Inter-State Buses for public transport, except as permitted by MHA.
iv. Inter-State movement of individuals except for medical reasons or for activities as permitted by MHA.
v. All schools, colleges, educational/ training/ coaching institutions, etc. However, online/ distance learning shall be permitted.
vi. Hospitality services other than those used for housing health/ police/Government officials/ healthcare workers, stranded persons including tourists, and those used for quarantine facilities.
vii. All cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places.
viii. All social/ political/ sports/ entertainment/ academic/ cultural/ religious functions/ other gatherings.
ix. All religious places/ places of worship shall be closed for public. Religious congregations are strictly prohibited.
RED ZONES (Hotspots) [Outside Containment Zones]
i. Activities not permitted:
a. Activities indicated in Para-5.
b. All malls, market complexes and markets in urban areas, i.e., areas within the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities.
c. Cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws.
d. Taxis and cab aggregators except those specified under Para-6(ii)(a).
e. Intra-district and inter-district plying of buses.
f. Barber shops, spas and salons.
ii. Activities permitted with restrictions as specified:
a. Movement of individuals and vehicles, only for permitted activities. Four wheeler vehicles will have maximum two passengers besides the vehicle driver. For two wheelers, pillion rider is not allowed. Transport aggregators like OLA, UBER permitted by Commerce & Transport (Transport) Department for transportation of medical personnel/ patients to and from hospitals.
b. Industrial establishments in urban areas: Only Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Export Oriented Units (EOUs), industrial estates and industrial townships with access control; Manufacturing units of essential goods, including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, their raw material and intermediates; Production units, which require continuous process, and their supply chain; Manufacturing of IT hardware; Jute industry with staggered shifts and social distancing; and, Manufacturing units of packaging material are permitted.
c. All industrial activities are permitted in rural areas
d. Construction activities in urban areas: Only in-situ construction (where workers are available on site and no workers are required to be brought in from outside the urban limits) and construction of renewable energy projects are permitted.
e. All construction activities are permitted in rural areas.
f. Malls, Market Complexes, Markets and Shops:
(i) Shops selling essential goods in markets and market complexes are permitted.
(ii) All standalone (single) shops, neighbourhood (colony) shops and shops in residential complexes are permitted to remain open in urban areas, without any distinction of essential and non-essential.
(iii) All shops in rural areas, except in malls, are permitted to remain open, without any distinction of essential and nonessential. Social distancing (6 feet distance) will be maintained in all cases.
g. E-commerce activities will be permitted only in respect of essential goods.
h. Private offices can operate with up to 33% strength as per requirement, with the remaining persons working from home.
i. All Central Government offices shall function with officers of the level of Deputy Secretary and above to the extent of 100% strength. The remaining staff will attend up to 33% as per requirement. Defence and Security services, Health and Family Welfare, Police, Prisons, Home Guards, Civil Defence, Fire and Emergency Services, Disaster Management and related services, NIC, Customs, FCI, NCC, NYK and Municipal services shall function without any restrictions; however, delivery of public services shall be ensured and necessary staff will be deployed for such purpose.
j. State Government offices will follow the orders of General Administration and Public Grievances Department, Government of Odisha in this regard.
ORANGE ZONES [Outside Containment Zones]
i. Activities not permitted:
a. Activities indicate in Para-5.
b. Inter-district and Intra-district plying of buses.
ii. Activities permitted:
a. Taxis and cab aggregators, with 1 driver and 2 passengers only.
b. Inter-district movement of individuals and vehicles, only for permitted activities. Four wheeler vehicles will have maximum two passengers besides the driver.
c. All other activities without any restriction.
GREEN ZONES
i. Activities not permitted:
a. Activities indicated under Para-5
b. Inter-district and Intra-district bus movement
ii. Activities permitted:
a. All other activities without any restriction.
Activities permitted, irrespective of the Zone: Inter-state movement of goods/ cargo, including empty goods carriers.
All other activities, which are not specifically prohibited/ permitted with restrictions in the various Zones under these guidelines, will be permitted activities.
However, the District Collector(s)/ Commissioner(s) of Municipal Corporation are required to continually assess the risk to public health, and with the primary objective of keeping the spread of COVID-19 in check, calibrate their response and impose any further restrictions as needed, in respect of activities permitted in this order, within their jurisdiction.
Measures for well-being and safety of persons
i. The movement of individuals, for all non-essential activities, shall remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm to 7 am. Collector & District Magistrate/ Commissioner of Police/ Municipal Commissioner shall issue orders under appropriate provisions of law, such as prohibitory orders [curfew] under Section 144 of Cr.PC, for this purpose, and ensure strict compliance.
ii. In all zones, persons above 65 years of age, persons with comorbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes, as per the National Directives.
iii. In Containment Zones, Out-Patient Departments(OPDs) and Medical clinics shall not be permitted to operate. However, these are permitted to operate in Red, Orange and Green Zones, with social distancing norms and other safety precautions.
The following Standard Operating Protocols (SOPs) issued by MHA, Government of India/ State Government will continue to operate:
i. SOP on transit arrangement for foreign national(s) in India and release of quarantine persons, issued vide Order dated April 2, 2020 (Annexure-1).
ii. SOP on movement of stranded labour within States/ UTs, issued vide Order dated April 19, 2020 (Annexure-2).
iii. SOP on sign-on and sign-off of Indian seafarers, issued vide Order dated April 21, 2020 (Annexure-3).
iv. SOP on movement of stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons, issued vide Order dated April 29, 2020 (Annexure-4).
v. SOP on movement of stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons by train, issued vide Order dated May 01, 2020 (Annexure-5).
vi. SOP on construction sites in Government as well as private sites issued vide letter No.2220/R&DM(DM) dated April 18, 2020 (Annexure-6).
vii. SOP on inter-state movement of commercial goods vehicles to prevent clandestine movement of people violating lock down norms issued vide letter No.2268/R&DM(DM) dated April 21, 2020 (Annexure-7).
viii. SOP on registration and quarantine arrangement of the people stranded in other states who intend to come to Odisha issued vide Order No.2280/R&DM(DM) dated April 22, 2020 (Annexure-8).
ix. SOP on running of temporary medical camps issued vide letter No.2332/R&DM(DM) dated April 27, 2020 (Annexure-9).
x. SOP on sending persons stranded in Odisha to their home states by road/ rail issued vide Order No.2417/R&DM(DM) dated May 01, 2020 (Annexure-10).
xi. SOP on operation of Border Check Points (BCPs) to regulate movement of returnees into the State by road issued vide Order No.2423/R&DM(DM) dated May 02, 2020 (Annexure-11).
Strict enforcement of the lockdown guidelines These guidelines shall be strictly enforced and shall not be diluted in any manner.
Instructions for enforcement of above lockdown measures:
i. All district magistrates/ municipal commissioners/ police commissioner shall strictly enforce the above lockdown measures and National Directives for COVID-19 Management, for public and work places (Annexure 12).
ii. In order to implement these containment measures, all Tahasildars in the State are designated as Incident Commanders in their respective local jurisdictions. In addition, the Police Commissioner/ District Magistrate/ Municipal Commissioner may deploy additional Executive Magistrates/ Zonal Deputy Municipal Commissioners as Incident Commanders in the respective local jurisdictions.
iii. The Incident Commander will be responsible for the overall implementation of these measures in their respective jurisdictions. All other line department officials in the specified area will work under the directions of such incident commander. The Incident Commander will issue passes for enabling essential movements as explained.
iv. Police Commissioner. Collector. ADM, CDM&PHO, DCP, Sub-Collector. Tahasildar, B.D.O. Municipal Commissioner and Executive Officer of Urban Local Bodies are hereby authorized to take all necessary actions for enforcement and implementation of the aforesaid measures. Local police shall render necessary assistance as and when requisitioned by the aforementioned officers.
v. All enforcing authorities shall note that these strict restrictions fundamentally relate to movement of people, but not that of goods.
vi. In case of any doubt, the State Government in R&DM (Disaster Management) Department will issue necessary directions or clarifications.
Penal provisions
Any person violating these lockdown measures and the National Directives for COVID-19 Management will be liable for prosecution as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Sec. 188 of the IPC. the Epidemic Diseases Act. 1897 and other legal provisions as applicable. Extracts of these penal provisions are at Annexure 13.