COVID-19 | Micro-containment zones set up in 266 areas in Puducherry region

So far, the administration has notified 96 containment zones in Puducherry taluk, 100 containment zones in Oulgaret taluk, 52 containment zones in Villianur taluk and 18 containment zones in Bahour taluk.

The district administration has declared 266 areas as micro-containment zones in Puducherry region and imposed a set of restrictions within these places as part of measures to cut the transmission of COVID-19. At a press conference held here, District Collector Purva Garg said that in order to curtail the surge of COVID-I9, the area in which the infections were high had been designated as containment zones and the streets were closed down. As part of restricting movement of persons in the area, the entry and exit in the containment zones had been regulated and volunteers from the same community had been identified to render assistance to households. For supply of essential commodities, two traders near the containment zone have been identified and contact numbers of the traders have been given to all households. The people in the containment zone can procure essential commodities by phone call and payments will be made through various payment apps. The Puducherry Traders’ Federation has also come forward to supply the essential commodities through their network.