New Delhi: Delhi Government Panel To manage the third wave of Covid which may have compiled a color code mechanism that prescribes multi-storey response including the closure of most economic activities on the highest ‘red’ level warning.
People shop at the Nagar Lajpat Central Market in Delhi after reopening on Wednesday.
Photo Toi: Response System Color Code Rajesh Mehtathe Prepared by the Eight Member Expert Committee will take effect after obtaining approval from the Delhi government, Wednesday official said.
Color codes based on the level of participants (on two consecutive days), cumulative number of new cases (more than a week) and the occupancy of the average oxygenation bed (for a week) will appoint four warning levels, they said.
The multilevel response will involve limiting economic activities according to the warning level which is linked to the severity of the pandemic.
Shops and company goods and services are important to be allowed to open for four warning levels, they said.
Alert ‘Yellow’ (Level-1) will be sounded when the level of participation crosses 0.5 percent or a new case increases to 1,500 or oxygenation beds reach 500.
The appropriate response will involve allowing construction, the opening and opening of the shop and opening of goods urgent.
However, shops and goods and services are not important, and the mall will openly based on an even formula, starting at 10am to 8pm.
Only one weekly market per zone with a 50 percent vendor will be left open.
The next warning rate is encoded with the color of ‘Amber’ (L-2) will take effect if the level of participant rises above 1 percent or a new case of 3,500 or oxygenation bed reaches 700.
‘Amber alert will bring up the same response as’ yellow’ one Except that the mall and store goods and services that are not important will be allowed to open from 10am to 6pm.
The ‘orange’ or L-3 warning will be the next stage that will kick if rare participants cross 2 percent or new cases number 9,000 or occupancy oxygenation to 1000.
Construction activities will be permitted with workers in a while the industry activities will be limited except those related to Essential commodities and defense production.
The weekly mall and market will be closed.
Only self -onsential shops will be opened from 10am to 6pm.
The ‘Red’ (L-4) alert will be the highest level and will enter to force if the level of participation crosses 5 percent or a new case up to 16,000 or occupancy oxygenation reaches 3,000.
Construction activities with workers in place and manufacture of essential commodity industries, national security and defense related production will be permitted, while the weekly mall and market will be closed while standalone-standard nonessensial shops, they said.
The eight-level expert committee was formed by the Delhi government in May to develop a strategy to reduce and manage the third possible third wave of Covid 19 in Delhi.
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