MHA issues new COVID-19 guidelines from December 1

Union Home Ministry on Wednesday (November 25) issued new guidelines with regard to the surveillance, containment and caution in order to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

The guidelines will be effective from December 1. As per the new guidelines, the states and UTs can impose local restrictions in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.

"States and UTs, based on their assessment of the situation, may impose local restrictions, with a view to containing the spread of COVID-19 such as night curfew. However, state and UT governments shall not impose any local lockdown (state/ district/ sub-division/City level), outside the containment zones, without prior consultation with the central government," the guidelines said.