Gujarat special orders on Swine Flu |
Swine flu situation in Gujarat has worsened to the extent that Ahmedabad district collector has invoked the Criminal Procedure Code`s Section 144 on February 24, prohibiting mass gatherings without prior permission. The order says that swine flu cases have been on the rise in Gujarat including Ahmedabad. The virus, which causes swine flu, is contagious and generally infects people by entering through nostrils and mouth mostly at crowded places. The move has come after Gujarat registered more than 230 swine flu deaths, which include more than 50 fatalities in Ahmedabad, since January 2015. The number of positive cases swine flu recorded in Gujarat is 3,527 and the disease has caused the highest number of deaths in Gujarat compared to other states in the country. The Collector has exempted people gathering at marriages and death processions from Section 144. If public events cannot be called off or postponed, organizers would have to take prior permission also have to ensure that proper care is being taken to stop the spread of swine flu, like providing masks to all people as well as dispose of these masks after their use. The organisers of such events should display big billboards with swine flu prevention measures like washing of hands with soap at regular intervals.
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