Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Centre has written to states and Union Territories, asking them to consider imposing local-level restrictions during Holi and other upcoming festivals as the country is racing to contain a second wave of the coronavirus.
In a letter to chief secretaries of states and Union Territories, Additional Secretary at the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry Arti Ahuja also advised them to stop large gatherings.
“In view of upcoming festivals such as Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Bihu, Easter and Eid-ul-Fitr, etc, it is strongly advised that states may consider imposing local restrictions in public observance of these festivals and limit/do away with mass gatherings,” Ahuja said in the letter.
The health ministry official also stated that the battle against the coronavirus pandemic was at a critical juncture with the rising number of cases and deaths.