Chandigarh: In wake of the surge in Corona cases in Haryana, the government has imposed night curfew in the state. It is pertinent to mention that the Home Minister Anil Vij had already warned and appealed to the people saying that they should follow the guidelines properly so that the deadly disease can be controlled immediately. In case people don’t do the same, it will make the government come up with strict measures. The casual approach of the people towards the disease has compelled the state government to impose the night curfew which will be in force from 9 pm to 5 am till further orders. Anil Vij, the Home Minister of the state also shared the information regarding the same on social media platform.
The order issued by the Haryana State Disaster Management Authority clearly says that any person violating the norms will be liable to be proceeded as per the provision of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act 2005 besides taking legal action under Section 188 of the IPC and other legal provisions as applicable. In view of the emergent nature of the order, it is being ex-parte and is addressed to the public in general. There shall be prohibition on movement of individuals for all non-essentials activities. No persons shall leave their home and move on foot or by vehicle or stand or roam around on road or public places during the above said period. The activities belonging to essential services in hospitals, chemist shops, and ATMs shall be allowed. Besides, the movement of pregnant women and patients getting medical-health services along with those passengers going and returning from airport or railway stations will be exempted. Besides, there shall be no curbs on inter-state and intra-state movement of essential and non-essential goods. All vehicles/persons in bonafide transit (inter- state/intra-state) shall be allowed to pass, but only after verification of point of origin and destination.
It is worth mentioning that Haryana continues to witness more than 2200 cases a day which has put the health department in a state of problems. Besides, more than 10 deaths per day are being reported in the state, which is an alarming situation. Besides, a huge decrease has been reported in the recovery rate.
“The health department continues to mull every possible strategy to tackle the disease in the state and no stone is being left unturned to control the disease”, said Director General ,Health Dr. Veena Singh. In wake of this, sufficient arrangements are being made to increase awareness so that the infection can be controlled, she added.
Apart from this, it is learnt that the way cases are getting increased, the government is likely to come up with some strict decisions in future which would undoubtedly lead to spurt in the problems for everyone. The experts are of the opinion that the rise in the cases has left the government with no options except imposing night curfew.