Tamil Nadu Health department
passed a rare order, Tamil
Nadu COVID – 19 Regulations, 2020, empowering State officials to
forcibly hospitalise or isolate nay person to prevent the spread of COVID – 19.
It also empowers District
Collectors to even seal a geographical area like a ward, village, town
or city if cases of COVID – 19 are reported from that particular area. This
includes barring entry or exit of people from the sealed area. The order was
passed by invoking powers from the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.
The order also bans any private laboratory from
taking or testing samples of COVID – 19. Meanwhile, Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra
Modi interacted with the leaders of the SAARC countries through video
conference to chart out a common strategy in order to combat COVID-19 in the
region. Prime Minister announced the setting up of a COVID – 19 Emergency Fund and pledged to
put $10 million in
its pool.
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