As Diwali is approaching, the central government has issued a fresh set of COVID-19 guidelines to the state governments. The new guidelines have been issued to make sure that the number of COVID-19 cases doesn’t increase after the festive season is over. The detailed list of guidelines issued by the Centre is mentioned below. COVID-19 guidelines for festival seasonStates and UTs have been asked to maintain strict enforcement of laid down guidelines for allowing festivities in a cautious, safe, and COVID-19 appropriate manner. The guidelines state that no mass gathering should be allowed in areas identified as containment zones and in districts reporting more than 5 percent COVID-19 test confirmation rates.

Source: dna October 24, 2021 04:00 UTC