BMC ISSUES LATEST COVID-19 GUIDELINES; COVID-19 CASES RISING AGAIN

(The Quiver) : On Monday, The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a fresh set of guidelines and advisories, on viewing upon the rising Covid-19 cases. In order to control the further spreading of infections in the city, the BMC today had issued the latest notification which states the following.

As per the latest BMC notification, all the street side vendors (like tiffin shops/tea shops/Gupchup stall/Dahiwada stalls/lassi stalls/Juice stalls) shall have check upon the overcrowding of customers.To avoid overcrowding,the owners should enforce takeaway methods.

Similarly, all business establishments including shopping malls shall have to take appropriate measures to avoid overcrowding in their premises. COVID appropriate behaviours like maintaining social distancing of 6 Ft. and use of face mask by staffs/customers at all times needs to be ensured.

The shopping mall owners should also make provision of thermal screening at entry point and provision of hand washing/hand sanitization for their customers/visitors.

The Shopping Mall owners shall have to designate one responsible officer of their establishment as COVID compliant officer who will supervise the activities. Saloon/Spa and barber shop shall have to follow strict COVID-19 appropriate behaviour in their shops.

All closed venues like auditorium/cinema halls/theatres shall ensure proper mask wearing by all visitors/ customers/ participants at all times. The venue owners shall have to ensure no overcrowding of their premises and adherence of other COVID appropriate behaviours also.

“Any deviation in this regard will be taken as violation of provisions of Odisha COVID Regulations 2020 and Epidemic diseases Act 1897 and appropriate action will be taken accordingly,” the BMC notification read.