Delhi | Kumbh Mela
DDMA orders 14 days mandatory home quarantine, compulsory registration on govt website for Kumbh returnees
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has asked all the residents of Delhi, who attended the Mahakumbh in Haridwar from April 4 to April 17, to go into mandatory home quarantine for 14 days and upload their details in Delhi government's website, said media reports.
The order issued late Saturday night also directed those planning to attend the Kumbh Mela from April 18 to April 30 to compulsorily register their basic details in the government website so that they can be tracked on arrival.
Strict legal action will be taken against those violating the directive, DDMA said in the order.
“… it has become imperative to mandatorily test, trace and quarantine all those residents of Delhi, who have visited or are going to visit Kumbh-2021 at Haridwar. All those residents of Delhi, who have visited or are going to visit Kumbh, will be required to compulsory home quarantine themselves for 14 days on arrival to Delhi,” the order issued by chief secretary Vijay Dev said.
The Kumbh returnees will have to register their details on www.delhi.gov.in. within 24 hours of their arrival, the order stated.
“If it is found/reported that any such resident of Delhi, who has returned to Delhi after visiting Kumbh, has not uploaded the requisite details/information, he/she will be sent to the institutional government quarantine centers, as the case may be. The District magistrate of Delhi will ensure tracing and surveillance on a daily basis of such residents of Delhi. They should also ensure quarantining of such residents of Delhi, either at home or government quarantine centers. All district magistrates of Delhi and their counterpart DCPs and all authorities concerned should ensure strict compliance of this order,” it added.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government said it is in touch with the Uttarakhand government to access the list of Delhi residents who have visited the Kumbh Mela so far.
According to media reports, Kumbh Mela is being feared as a major Covid-19 hotspot as more than 2,000 people in the fair have tested positive for the infection in about a week's time. Thousands were seen taking part in the "Shahi Snan" or royal baths on April 12 and 14 flouting all Covid appropriate behaviour.
Delhi reported 24,375 new cases on Saturday with 169 deaths, according to the government health bulletin.
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