Port Blair, Aug 31: The District Magistrate, South Andaman has issued the following Standard Operating Procedures for shops & establishments other than Restaurant/ Hotels & Hair Salons/ Barber Shops to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Port Blair, Aug 31: The District Magistrate South Andaman has issued the following SOPs to be followed in Restaurants/ Hotels to contain spread of COVID-19.

Given the current coVID-19 outbreak in India, it is important that restaurants/ Hotels and other hospitality units take suitable measures to restrict any further transmission of the virus while providing restaurant services.

Port Blair, Aug 31: To avoid and pre-empt the spread of the CoVID-19 Pandemic, the following will be the guidelines to be followed by all Hair Salon/ Barber-shops operating within the District of South Andaman.

Port Blair, Aug 31: In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 amongst tribes, the number of convoys on the Andaman Trunk Road passing through Jarawa Tribal Reserve is restricted in the following manner.

Only two convoys per day as per the following schedule shall be allowed:

Port Blair, Aug 31: The Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has mourned the sad demise of Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. In a message, Sharma said, “I am extremely saddened and speechless to hear the demise of our beloved former President of and Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He was an apostle of peace, an unparalleled mentor who kept his doors always open for all. His legacy will be remembered for generations”.