Restrictions or relaxations for any activity in the national capital will from now on be implemented as stipulated by the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the DDMA order read.
It directed all district administrations that GRAP recommendations will be implemented with immediate effect. DDMA will send daily alerts to all districts under a colour-coded system mentioned in the GRAP to help them make decisions.
The colour-coded Covid-19 plan enlists separate sets of measures based on positivity rate, active cases, and hospitalisations, classifying them under Yellow, Amber, Orange, and Red alerts. GRAP was approved by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal last month. The GRAP takes into account 3 parameters - positivity rate, cumulative new positive cases, and average oxygenated bed occupancy in the city. Following a detailed analysis of these parameters, four colour-coded levels of alert and their criteria have been recommended in the plan.
Permitted/prohibited/restricted activities will be as per the level of alerts specified in the Graded Response Action Plan with immediate effect and till further orders, the DDMA said. "As soon as any parameter reaches the specified level of alert, 'the order of alert' will be issued and permitted/prohibited/restricted activities prescribed at such level will become operational automatically, '' noted the order.
How The Colour-coded System Will Work
As per the plan, with an increase in the level of alerts, more and more sectors will come under the ambit of Covid-19 curbs. While red is the highest level of alert, most economic and social activities and public transport facilities will come to a halt with the announcement of an orange or level-3 alert itself.
Yellow: The level 1 alert will be sounded when the positivity rate crosses 0.5% for 2 consecutive days or daily new cases increase to 1,500 or oxygenated bed occupancy reaches 500.
Amber: The next level of alert coded with amber colour (level-2) will come into force if the positivity rate rises above 1% or new cases number 3,500 or oxygenated bed occupancy reaching 700.
Orange: The level alert will be the next stage which will kick in if the positivity rate crosses 2% or new cases number 9,000 or oxygenated bed occupancy becomes 1,000.
Red: The highest level of alert will come into force if the positivity rate crosses 5% or new cases rise to 16,000 or oxygenated bed occupancy reaches 3,000.
The DDMA directed all district magistrates, civic officials, and other authorities to disseminate information regarding alerts for proper compliance and execution of the GRAP. All district magistrates will have a dialogue with resident welfare associations, market associations, mall associations, bar associations, and other such bodies in their districts to circulate information in this regard.
The principal secretary (education) and secretary (higher education) will ensure that the guidelines regarding the level of alerts are disseminated among students, the order stated. It further said that all authorities concerned such as district magistrates, DCPs, zonal deputy commissioners of municipalities among others shall take necessary actions to ensure compliance of the GRAP in their areas.
The DDMA said it may make modifications in respect of GRAP or any other activities according to the situation assessed from time to time to meet exigencies in the interest of management of the coronavirus pandemic.
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