Lockdown in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Police have deployed 4,500 personnel in Walled City, which is under strict curfew with no residents being allowed to go out of the area. Medical teams are carrying out door-to-door screening after more than 90 positive cases of coronavirus emerged from the area. Additionally, two police personnel are escorting every medical team.

ACP Ajay Pal Lamba said, “We are providing security to all health workers irrespective of whether they want it or not. The aim is that they should test as many without fearing for their safety.”

The administration imposed curfew in the Walled City nearly two weeks back, but so far, it has allowed certain relaxations. Now, no person who is a resident of the Walled City, can come out irrespective of the reason.

This is applicable to everyone who stays within the Walled City, including mediapersons and the medical staff. The medical staff that resides inside the Walled City cannot come out but the staff from outside will be allowed to go in for screening and treatment purposes. Mediapersons who reside inside, can report from within, but will not be allowed to come out. Also, mediapersons and medical staff from outside can go inside the Walled City. “This strict and special restriction was implemented from Monday midnight for a population of 12 lakh residents of Walled City,” said an official. Initially, the curfew was imposed after a person, who had history of travel abroad, tested positive for coronavirus in Ramganj but the prohibition on residents of Walled City was implemented after the number of positive cases went over 90 in this week.

