MHA extends COVID-19 guidelines under DM Act till Dec. 31
The Hindu
States asked to go for ‘rigorous screening and testing of all international arrivals’
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the COVID-19 guidelines issued under the Disaster Management (DM) Act, till December 31.
It asked the States to go for “rigorous screening and testing of all international arrivals” considering the emergence of highly mutant COVID-19 variant B.1.1529 cases in few African countries.
“Further the contacts of these international travelers must also be closely tracked and tested as per MoHFW (health ministry) guidelines and the samples of travelers turning positive are sent to the designated INSACOG Genome Sequencing Laboratories (IGSLs) promptly, as per the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) Guidance Document,” the Ministry said in its order.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.