Delhi: Negative RT-PCR mandatory for travellers from Maharashtra

Delhi government on Saturday announced new guidelines for weddings restaurants and cinemas and imposed restrictions on people coming in from Maharashtra in view of the alarming surge of coronavirus cases in the national capital Delhi Disaster Management Authority has issued guidelines that make it mandatory for people travelling by air from Maharashtra to Delhi to carry a negative RTPCR test done 72 hours prior to arrivalIf found without report mandatory quarantine of 14 days as per Delhi Disaster Management Authority Govt of NCT of Delhi The restrictions come into effect immediately and will remain in place until further orders According to guidelines throughout the NCT of Delhi all schools colleges educationaltrainingcoaching institutions etc will remain closed Onlinedistance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouragedHowever students of classes IX to XII may be called to school only for providing academic guidance and support to the students for midterm examspreboard examsannual examsboard examinations practical examsproject works internal assessment after following the prescribed SOP for COVID safety issued by Directorate of Education GNCTD and with the consent of parentsAll social political sports entertainment academic cultural religious festival related and other gatherings and congregations are prohibited All swimming pools except being used for training of sport persons for participation in National and International events will remain shut The following activities shall be permitted with restrictions as specified belowNo permission is required from any authority for undertaking the following permitted activities Funerallast rites related gatherings are allowed upto 20 persons Marriagerelated gatherings are allowed upto 50 persons Restaurants and Bars are allowed upto 50 per cent of the seating capacityTransportation by Delhi Metro 50 per cent of capacity of metro coach Transportation by buses IntraState within NCT of Delhi movement of buses DTC as well as Cluster shall be permitted with the condition that not more than 50 per cent of bus capacity shall be allowed at one time inside the bus In the case of buses boarding shall be allowed only from the rear door while deboarding shall be allowed only from the front doorStadia for organizing sports events shall be allowed without spectators Cinemastheatersmultiplexes will be permitted to open with upto 50 per cent of their seating capacity All Government offices of NCT of Delhi Autonomous bodies PSUs Corporations Local Bodies shall function with officers of the leyel of GradeI equivalent and above to the extent of 100 per cent strength The remaining staff will attend upto 50 per cent as per requirement to be assessed by HOD concerned remaining 50 pre cent of the staff will work from home All HODs shall issue consequential orders in respect of their concerned department in this regardHowever Health and Family Welfare and all related medical establishments Police Prisons Home Guards Civil Defence Fire and emergency Services District Administration Pay amp Account Office Electricity Water and Sanitation Disaster Management and related services NIC NCC and Municipal services and all other essential services shall function without any restrictions and delivery of public services shall be ensured and necessary staff will be deployed for such purposePrivate offices organizations are advised to stagger the office timings and also stagger the presence and quantum of staff with an objective to reduce the number of employees attending office at the same time They are further advised to follow the practice of work from home as far as possibleA negative RTPCR report not older than 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey shall be compulsory for all such persons who are arriving from Maharashtra to NCT of Delhi by Air The passengers who are found without a negative report will have to remain quarantine for 14 days All Constitutional and Government functionaries and their staff members are exempted from these instructions if they are asymptomaticAll other activities will be permitted except those which are specifically prohibited restricted However in Containment Zones only essential activities shall be allowed There shall be no restriction on interstate and intrastate movement of persons and goods including those for Crossland border trade under Treaties with neighboring countries No separate permissionapproval epermit will be required for such movementsIn the containment zones all measures shall be taken strictly as prescribed by MoHFW Gol as well as HampFW Department GNCTD in letter amp spirit by all authorities concerned The guidelines for effective control of COVID19 as issued by MHA Gol vide Order No 4032020DMlA dated 23032021 which has already been circulated vide DDMA Order No 363 dated 27032021 shall remain continued The permittedrestricted activities shall be allowed subject to strict compliance of SoPs issued by Gol 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