Ujjain: On the day-2 of unlock people thronged market and it was evident that they have lowered their guard.
People flouted social distance at shops, in front of the ATMs among other places.
Municipal Corporation and cops are monitoring the situation, yet, snaps captured by Free Press during the afternoon were less than desirable.
The administration entrusted the responsibility of maintaining social distancing by the customers on the shopkeepers.
And shopkeepers in turn shift the blame on the shoppers.
"The customers do not listen; they insist that the items in their shopping list be packed at the earliest. Have we come here to live? is the response of most of the customers," said a shopkeeper.
People thronged outlets of herbs, grocery stationery, snacks and general stores among others. The photos of the Freeganj area, but provide an inkling as to what will be the condition of the shops in the whole city.
Collector Ashish Singh has already said that this is an arrangement for 15 days, a decision will be taken after assessing the situation. Still, about 400 covid-19 cases are active in Ujjain district and a little carelessness can spell trouble.
Locals need to own up that administration is not solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the corona norms.
Last year, too, the markets were open in June, but the situation become worse within 3 months and cases spread rapidly.
The police or the people of the municipal corporation cannot go counsel every shopkeeper on compliance with corona norms, said an official.
Self-awareness is our best bet in the fight against corona.
As per the medical bulleting released at 9:00 pm on Wednesday 7 from the city among 8 people tested positive for the corona in the district on Friday. The tally reached 18,960 on the day.
The number of patients under treatment is 229. Overall 308,812 samples have been collected and no report is pending as of Wednesday.
With 60 discharged the number of corona winners has gone up to 18,561.
The local administration has notified 5 micro-containment zones in the city. On the vaccination front, 8,912 doses of anti-corona vaccines were administered during last 24 hours in the district.
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