With COVID-19 cases rising in Delhi, the Centre has new measures for its markets
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Rising cases
Post the festive season, cases in the national capital have risen at an alarming rate, crossing 3,000 cases and hundred deaths a day, prompting the Union Health Ministry to redraft restrictions.
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Superspreaders
As part of the government’s COVID-19 clamp down, they identified the highest risk areas and concluded that the city’s markets were one, which has led to the new regulations.
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Masks and money
The Centre is mulling setting up mask dispensing stations in public areas, and also enforcing a fine for non-masked people and those not following social distancing regulations.
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Planning for peaks
Part of the SOP is also ensuring markets are prepared to handle peak shopping hours - with adequate sanitization and distancing arrangements - while also incentivising people who shop at lean times.
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In addition to the new protocols, the previous general COVID-19 protocol - of temperature checks and thermal scans are to remain, adding another layer of security. The Centre is working with the Delhi government to enforce these regulations.