S. A. S. Nagar, April 22, 2020: The District Magistrate, Mr. Girish Dayalan while exercising his powers under section 144 of the CrPC, Act, 1973, today ordered that all the medical stores, medical shops, chemical shops including Jan Aushdhi shops and the doctors particularly the general physicians running private clinics would maintain record.
The record would include name, mobile number, and address of the buyers/patients either by way of home delivery of medicines for fever, cold, throat infection, flu and similar symptoms.
The data must be provided to the Civil Surgeon, S.A.S. Nagar daily via emai. The Civil Surgeon would then track patients for COVID-19 symptoms and take all necessary measures to control COVID-19. Any violation of the order would invite action under section 188 of the IPC.