BHOPAL: At a meeting of the District Crisis Management Group held on Tuesday, it was decided to impose a fine of Rs 200 on persons found without wearing a mask in the wake of spurt in the cases of Covid infection in the city.
Minister in-charge for Bhopal Bhupendra Singh chaired the meeting.
Singh said that in the wake of increasing cases of Coronavirus, it’s imperative to control the crowd at public places and a campaign should be carried out for the purpose.
He said places where crowding takes place should be identified and awareness campaigns should be conducted for traders and shopkeepers also at those places. Referring to fairs being organised at different places in the district, he said that a crowd management report for these places should be prepared.
The district administration should see whether there is too much of a crowd at those fairs and if the Covid protocol is being followed or not.
And, if required close the fairs, he said.
District collector Avinash Lavania said that an entry is being made on receiving applications from hospitals for Covid treatment on the Sarthak app, Only after the list is compiled, a hospital will be permitted to treat Covid patients. Action is being taken to control crowds in the market, increase random sampling and ensure availability of beds in government and private hospitals.
A total of 8500 beds are available for Covid patients in Bhopal and the mock drill of Oxygen plants in all the big government hospitals is underway. There is sufficient stock of medicines and Remdesivir injections in the district.
