AMC asks residential societies to appoint a COVID coordinator compulsorily

Amdavad Municipal Corporation has, under Rule 11 of the Regulations for prevention and containment of COVID 19 framed by the Government of Gujarat under the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897; made it mandatory for the Secretary / Chairman / Organizer / Manager / Owner of every Residential Colony / Societies / Flats, etc., to act as a COVID Coordinator or to appoint someone else as a COVID Coordinator and to inform the Assistant Municipal Commissioner of their Ward of the concerned zone, AMC.

Role and responsibilities of COVID Coordinator include :

1. Strict enforcement of all COVID protocols issued from time to time including use of mask & social distancing norms in their Residential Colony / Societies / Flats, etc.

2. Ensuring that all norms for the Home Quarantine are followed when any resident is home quarantined, and in case of any breach, reporting it at once to the concerned Assistant Municipal Commission

3. Ensuring further that –

a) All the persons whether Residents or visitors are allowed entry / exit at their gate, only if

i. They are wearing face masks,

ii. They have downloaded the Aarogya Setu App,

iii. After being screened at the entry point daily through thermal gun and

iv. After using hand sanitization facilities.

b) No entry / exit shall be permitted, if any person is having any symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat, etc. It would be the responsibility of Covid Coordinator to inform AMC 104 services for Covid in form the nearest Urban Health Centre as well, and if found positive, then it’s reporting to be done in the prescribed format.

c) For all positive cases, the contact tracing of last 14 days, and has to report to the Assistant Municipal Commissioner of their Ward of the concerned zone, AMC in the prescribed format.

d) The contacts of the positive person with names, mobile numbers and address who came in the contact of such positive case in last 14 days are to be reported within 48 hours.

Micro Containment Areas to strictly comply with Quarantine Guidelines

In the Micro Containment Areas declared in the City from time to time, the Secretary / Chairman / Organizer / Manager / Owner of that particular Residential Colony / Societies / Flats is made responsible to ensure that no Corona Positive person or any person who has come in his contact staying in that Micro Containment Area comes out of his/her residence during that quarantine period. He will have to also ensure that Antigen Test for Corona is done for all the residents of that Micro Containment Area. Five points protocol namely “Namaste” attitude, social distancing, use of masks, coughing etiquette, hand washing at every one hour and hand sanitization shall be strictly enforced by him.Only in case of medical emergency, a resident of that Micro Containment Area can be permitted to go out and that too only after making necessary entry into register in the register kept with the police assistant. Micro Containment Area will be de denotified only if there is not a single positive case found in the repeat testing on 14th day. If the home quarantined patient does not follow the home quarantine protocol, it should be immediately reported to the AMC authorities. For any negligence/non-compliance of the above mentioned points, chairman/secretary shall be held responsible and shall invite prosecution under IPC 188, as per the Disaster Management Act 2005 and the Epidemic Disease Act 1897. AMC will convey this to Secretary/Chairman of each residential society/apartment/conoly concerned through letter also.

Home Quarantine Guidelines to be scrupulously followed For the Corona positive patients, whas been made mandatory to follow the prescribed guidelines, failing which the concerned home quarantined patient shall invite prosecution under IPC 188, as per the Disaster Management Act 2005 and the Epidemic Dstandard home quarantine guidelines include :

1)No such home quarantined patient or family member to leave the residence without medical emergency.

2)All family members have to cooperate the medical staff coming for Antigen Test.

3) Five points protocol namely “Namaste” attitude, social distancing, use of masks, coughing etiquette, hand washing at every one hour and hand sanitization shall be strictly followed.

4)Only in case of medical emergency, a home quarantined patient or his family member can be permitted to go out and that too only after making necessary entry in the register kept with the police assistant.

5)Only after completion of the notified home quarantine period, such patient or his/her family members can leave their home.

AMC will be writing individual letters to all such home quarantined Corona positive patients.

DeshGujarat