Delhi approves graded response plan for possible third wave of COVID-19
The Hindu
Activities under various categories to be allowed or restricted based on several parameters
At a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting chaired by Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to discuss the pandemic situation in the capital, a Graded Response Action Plan was passed here on Friday. After deliberations, and presentations made by the Health Department and the Indian Council of Medical Research, it was decided to notify the response plan that will “objectively and transparently” ensure an “institutional and automatic” response with regards to enforcement measures, lockdowns and unlock activities, an expert present at the meeting said. The plan, the Delhi government stated, was prepared in comparison with “ascent data of the four waves at specific positivity rates of 0.5%, 1%, 2% and 5%, respectively, and also considered on the basis of the earlier four waves”.More Related News
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