In pursuance to the Order issued by the Home Department vide No. NSDMA - ER-COVID19-30l/2020(Part-II)/dated Kohima the 8th January, 2022, and in continuation of DC’s office order vide No. DCD-18/COVID-19/ORDER/2020-D/Pt-2/2094-l 12 dated 15th December, Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Rajesh Soundararajan, IAS has ordered the following restrictions for strict implementation throughout the district of Dimapur with immediate effect till 31st January 2022.
a. Social, political, religious, entertainment, academic, cultural gatherings, and all other kind of public gatherings shall be restricted and allowed up to 50% capacity or a maximum of 200 persons, whichever is lower, and subject to all the participants being asymptomatic, and being fully vaccinated (taken both the doses) against COVID-19. In case there is an unavoidable need to have bigger gatherings, permission of the District Task Force (DTF) be sought by the concerned persons well in advance.
b. Night curfew stands imposed from 09:00 PM to 05:00 AM on all days with immediate effect. However, goods vehicles, vehicles transiting the State without any stopovers, movement due to medical and other emergencies, agricultural purposes, and any other movement permitted by the respective DTF will be exempted from the purview of night curfew.
c. Malls, shopping complexes, restaurants, gymnasiums, cinema halls/theatres, parks, places of entertainment, recreation areas, etc, shall be permitted to open/operate up to 50%capacity, and all the visitors/staff and all other concerned, should be asymptomatic, and fully vaccinated (taken both the doses) against COVID-19.
d. Any person entering the State, above 12 years of age, including those fully vaccinated, shall be required to carry a negative COVID-19 test report done through RT-PCR/True Nat/CBNAAT with the swab given for testing not earlier than 3 (three) days of the date of arrival in the State, If the incoming traveller is not carrying a negative COVID-19 test report, or has a negative report, but is symptomatic, or is below 12 years of age and symptomatic, then he/she will be required to undergo testing for COVID-19 at Government approved rates and the person concerned will be in home/paid quarantine till the declaration of the test result. The aforesaid provisions will come into effect from 10th January 2022.
e. The physical/offline classes for students studying up to Class VIII stand suspended/ closed till 31st January 2022.
f. Any student of Class IX and above, and who has completed 15 15 years of age, shall be allowed to take admission, or attend regular/offline classes, only if he/she has taken at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19.
Any person/group of persons acting in violation of the above directions, as well as all the other existing orders/SOPs/guidelines, for preventing the spread of COVID-19, shall be liable to be prosecuted against under the relevant sections of the Disaster Management Act 2005, besides action under Section 188 of the IPC and other legal provisions as applicable.
(DPRO Dimapur)