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Lockdown 4.0: Govt lists parameters for states to mark Covid-19 zones

It also issued guidelines for delineation of containment and buffer zones and outlined actions that have to be implemented in those areas to break the chain of transmission of the disease

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According to the guidelines, containment zones are delineated based on mapping of cases and contacts, geographical dispersion of cases and contacts, the area having a well-demarcated perimeter and enforceability of perimeter control.

BS Web Team Agencies New Delhi

5 min read Last Updated : May 18 2020 | 10:49 AM IST

The Union Health Ministry on Sunday listed parameters for states and union territories to follow while categorising areas into red, orange or green zones. These parameters include active Covid-19 cases, doubling and fatality rates, and cases per 100,000 population.

It also issued guidelines for delineation of containment and buffer zones and outlined actions that have to be implemented in those areas to break the chain of transmission of the disease.

In a letter to the states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan said states may categorise districts or municipal corporations into hotspots, red, orange and green zones as

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown

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