Port Blair, April 30: The UT Administration
of A&N Islands has decided to scale down operation of the Containment Zones
in Atlanta Point, Dignabad,
Round Basti, Sisti Nagar, Mohanpura and Biggiline. Presently, the South Andaman
District is under Red Zone and having the following containment zones:
Containment
Zone 1: Atlanta
Point, Dignabad, Round Basti, Sisti Nagar, Mohanpura
Containment Zone 2: Biggiline
Containment
Zone 3: Bambooflat,
Shorepoint, Hopetown, Stewartgunj, Wimberlygunj, Kanyapuram, Nayapuram,
Mannarghat
Containment Zone 4: Teylerabad and
Calicut.
The
Ministry in a video conference held on 30.04.2020 with Cabinet Secretary has
clarified that if no fresh COVID-19 case has been detected in the past 21 days,
then the categorization of that area may be reduced by one level i.e. from Red
Zone to Orange Zone or from Orange Zone to Green Zone.
It is pertinent to mention that there are
no COVID-19 cases after 29.03.2020 in Atlanta Point, Dignabad, Round Basti,
Sisti Nagar and Mohanpura and in Biggiline area after 08.04.2020. Therefore,
the Administration has decided to scale down operation of Containment Zone 1
and Containment Zone 2. However, the categorization of South Andaman District
will remain as RED ZONE as it still has 02 (Two) operational Containment Zones.
The
Administration will however closely monitor these areas up to 15.05.2020. The
District Administration and Health Department will continue to carry out
surveillance of ILI / SARI cases in these areas along with other areas of South
Andaman District. The people should also meticulously follow the lockdown
provisions as per the orders issued by the Administration.
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