Commissioner of Brehat Bengaluru allows shops to open on alternate days with 50% work strength
The shops in Bengaluru shall work with 50% staff on alternate days. Further liquor shops, flower market, and religious places shall remain closed and all workers/customers to be allowed only if using face cover/mask.
The government of Karnataka constitutes a medical experts committee to supervise Covid-19 hosptials
The Committee shall regularly monitor and supervise all COVID-19 institutions and shall ensure that ambulance, emergency. Laboratory, clinical, reporting machinism and other essential Covid services are efficient.
Government of Telangana has prepared Cyber Security Practices guide for employees, IT admins, healthcare professionals and law enforcement agencies
DSCI has prepared a simple end-user Cyber Security Best Practices guide for employees. These simple and easy tips will ensure basic security protocols are followed by employees, which in turn can minimize cyberattack risks.
Odisha Government issues Guidelines for Medical Practitioners working in Private Practices in context of COVID-19
The resolution throws light on the fact that infection among health-care workers not
only adversely impacts the health of the workers themselves but also poses risks to their family
members and all persons who may come into contact with them. Additionally, it hampers
endeavours of capacity building in fighting COVID-19 by leading to a progressive shortage of
trained personnel.
CPCB revises guidelines for Handling, Treatment and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients
The CPCB has revised the guidelines for Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Waste Generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients by suppressing its earlier guidelines issued on 10th July 2020. The revised guidelines provide guidance on the segregation of general solid waste and biomedical waste from quarantine centers/home-care/healthcare facilities treating COVID-19 patients and to recommend on disposal of PPEs.
MOHFW issues guidelines for setting up of small covid care facilities by Residential Societies and NGOs
The Covid Care Facility will be set up using the resources of RWAs/Residential Societies/NGOs. It will be a dedicated health facility for management of suspect/asymptomatic/presymptomatic or very mild cases of COVID-19, residing in that particular residential facility and this facility is not meant for elderly patients, children less than 10 years of age, pregnant or lactating women, and patients with co-morbidities (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer and other immune-compromised states) who shall be admitted to a proper COVID Care facility.
IRDAI directs insurers to settle claims for treatment in a make-shift or temporary hospital
Where a policyholder who is diagnosed as Covid-19 positive is admitted into any such make-shift or temporary hospital on the advice of a medical practitioner or appropriate Government authorities the treatment costs shall be settled by insurers. Where any network provider has set up any such make-shift or temporary hospital, such make-shift or temporary hospital shall be regarded as the extension of the network provider and cashless facility shall be made available.
Government of Meghalaya issues public notice on Payment of Wages of Workers during the National Lockdown Period
Private establishments, industries and employers of meghalaya that are amenable to entering into negotiations and settlements with workers/ employees as to the payments of wages for a period of 50 days or any such other period applicable to any particular State during which their industrial establishment was closed due to the lockdown, may initiate a negotiation with their employees’ organisation and shall enter into a settlement with them or if they are unable to reach a settlement, they may submit a request to the concerned labor authorities.
ICMR provides District-wise login credentials for rapid antigen testing for COVID-19
In a further effort to facilitate and further liberalize the testing, lCMR has generated five common login credentials for each district of every State/ UT, which may be shared with all Government and private facilities selected for antigen testing. The States shall nominate a nodal person who shall collect login credentials from ICMR and distribute the same.
Goa Government permits registered hotels with isolation facilities to accommodate guests.
The Goa Department of Tourism vide its circular dated 2nd July 2020 has permitted registered hotels and accommodation spaces which has an isolation facility to allow tourists for the accommodation, who have opted for COVID-19 test, Such guest has to be accommodated in the isolation facility until the result of the test is obtained. The […]
