The Indian Medical Association (IMA) demanded the Kerala government to withdraw its move of easing COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Bakrid or Eid ul Adha. The IMA had called such a move “unfair and unwarranted” when the state was dealing with an emergency situation.
The leading doctors’ association has threatened to move the Supreme Court if the Kerala government does not implement COVID-appropriate practices to contain the growing menace of the virus by revoking its relaxation in COVID norms during the Eid ul Adha festival.
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“The IMA is pained to note that amidst rising cases and seropositivity, the Government of Kerala has issued an order easing the lockdown in the state on the pretext of religious celebrations of Bakrid. This is unwarranted and unwarranted at this time of medical emergency. . ,” the official statement read.
It said that while several northern states have put a halt to the traditional and popular pilgrimage (Kanwar Yatra) in the wake of the pandemic, it is disappointing that Kerala took a decision that would allow crowds to gather.
In the light of the upcoming Bakrid (Eid-ul-Adha), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced that shops selling textiles, footwear, jewelry, fancy stores, home appliances and electronic goods, repair shops of all kinds, and Shops selling essential goods will be allowed to open items from 7 am to 8 pm on July 18, 19 and 20 in A, B and C category areas. He said that these establishments can function only in D category areas from July 19.
Areas with a test positivity rate of less than 5 percent fall into category A, areas with 5 percent to 10 percent fall into category B, areas with 10 percent to 15 percent fall into category C, and areas with more than 15 percent fall into category C. come. d
The chief minister had allowed a maximum of 40 persons on special occasions of festivals or places of worship.
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