In the midst of the second surge of Coronavirus across the country, the Patan municipality in Gujarat issued an order for the small traders and street vendors. In the order, the Municipality has asked them to get vaccinated by Friday if they want to continue their business.
Small Traders And Street Vendors May Turn Into “Super Spreader” of Covid 19
The order by the Patan Municipality was released on Wednesday. It stated that despite the long Covid 19 vaccination drive that is being carried through camps a lot of traders and street vendors aren’t getting vaccinated. While this may be because of rumors, beliefs, false fears and superstitions. However, such people (traders and vendors) can become a “medium of spreading the pandemic”. At the same time, this negligent behavior cannot be tolerated as it is a matter of public health and safety.
The order stated that the authorities had an urgent meeting to address the matter and in-depth discussions and deliberations were conducted. After which, the authorities have decided that all small traders and vendors will have to be compulsorily vaccinated by April 16.
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Furthermore, the order has said that from April 17, they will be imposing a forced lockdown on traders and vendors who didn’t go for vaccination and it will be strictly implemented.
The municipality will take help from the police and form teams who will keep a check.
All the vaccinated people will have to show messages or certificate copy or cards issued by the vaccination center to prove that they took the vaccinations. And in case they fail to do so, they will be sent home and their shops will be shut down.
Patan is Among The 10 Cities In Gujarat With High Number of Covid Cases
Panchabhai Mali, the Civic Body’s Chief Officer said that they have been trying to convince people for a long time to get vaccinated. However, a majority of traders and vendors don’t understand the situation.
He said that they have set up specific centres from 10 am to 6 pm for Covid 19 vaccinations. There are around 6000 small shop owners and around 2000 small vendors. Out of these only 10-15 percent of people have been vaccinated against Covid 19.
Patan is amongst the 10 cities of Gujarat that have seen a sudden surge of Covid 19 cases. It also includes major cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Vadodara. The government has already imposed a night curfew in these cities.
