Small Maharashtra town shows how cluster containment works

The State government has directed the District Collectors to take all measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) for protecting the safeguarding the people in the districts.

Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar conducted video-conference with the District Collectors on Thursday to discuss the measures taken in the light of government’s decision to identify containment clusters to check the spread of the virus.

The meeting also deliberated on the condition of people in government quarantine, surveillance of those sent to home quarantine and relief measures taken for the migrant labour in different districts. The District Collectors were directed to open control rooms and publish pamphlets in local language with instructions that should be followed in the containment clusters.