Heads asked to assess vaccination status of students, staff
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 16: The State Executive Committee today ordered that all schools and higher educational institutions including coaching centres will continue to remain closed for onsite/in-person teaching till further orders while cap of 25 fixed for both indoor and outdoor gatherings will stay.
Guidelines to this effect as part of COVID management were issued yesterday by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta in his capacity as Chairperson of the State Executive Committee.
Saying that all schools and higher educational institutions including coaching centres shall continue to remain closed for onsite/in-person teaching till further orders, the State Executive Committee said the educational institutions will be permitted to seek personal attendance of vaccinated staff for administrative purposes.
“All heads of educational institutions i.e. all institutions having students above the age of 18 shall in a fortnight assess dose-wise vaccination status of the students and staff of their respective institutions enabling the State Executive Committee to take a considered view on re-opening of these institutions for on-site learning,” the SEC directed.
It said night curfew will continued to remain in force in all districts from 8 pm to 7 am.
All Deputy Commissioners have been also asked to focus on the positivity rates of the medical-blocks under their jurisdictions.
“Intensified measures, related to COVID management and restriction of activities, shall be undertaken by the DCs in these Blocks,” the order read, adding, “There shall be renewed focus on Panchayat level mapping of cases and micro-containment zones shall be constituted wherever unusual spike of cases is noticed.”
The State Executive Committee has asked the Deputy Commissioners to keep active track of the positivity rates in the blocks and consider implementing stricter control measures in closed clustered spaces like public and private Offices, Community halls, Malls, Bazaars etc, in case weekly positivity rate goes beyond 4 percent in these Blocks.
“The three – “T” protocol of testing, tracking and treating, besides vaccination, needs to be strengthened in these Blocks. The proportion of RT-PCR tests in the total mix should be scaled up, on best effort basis, to 70% or more, excluding travelers,” the State Executive Committee said.
The District Magistrates, as per the order, shall strictly ensure that there is full compliance to COVID Appropriate Behavior and defaulters are firmly dealt with under relevant Sections of the Disaster Management Act and the Indian Penal Code. “The District Magistrates shall constitute joint teams of Police and Executive Magistrates for enforcement of COVID Appropriate Behaviour.”
The State Executive Committee directed for intensive vaccination drive in all districts to ensure timely administration of second doze besides maximizing first dose to vulnerable groups.
“Positive cases detected as a result of intensive testing need to be isolated/quarantined at the earliest and their contacts should also be traced,” the SEC order said and called for immediate isolation and treatment of COVID-19 patients in treatment facilities, hospitals and houses.
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