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Gujarat: Ahmedabad declared as buffer zone to prevent rapid spread of COVID-19

<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, the entire wall city of Ahmedabad has been declared as a buffer zone to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19. The decision was taken in view of the dense dwellings within the walled city which are more vulnerable for Covid 19.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that all the markets have been closed and 30 checkpoints have been created in the old walled city to check the entry and exit of vehicles and people.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Vijay Nehra said thermal screening is being done at the entry gate. He said AMC has cordoned off 14 clusters so far. He said AMC is using drones to sanitise the quarantine areas. AMC is providing all the essential things to the families quarantined clusters.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, AMC has done the medical check-ups of the Sanitation workers who are directly involved in door-to-door garbage collection from the city along with the quarantine areas. The official press release said that during the primary check-up none of the workers has shown symptoms of coronavirus but 210 samples have been collected for further investigation.</span><br />''  

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