New Delhi: Five Assam districts have been tagged as Red Zones by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Golaghat, Nalbari, Dhubri, Goalpara and Morigaon have been classified as COVID19 hotspots or Red Zone based on the number of cases in these areas.
What is a ‘red zone’ or a hotspot?
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a hotspot which is also called a red zone is a district or city that contributes to more than 80% of the cases in the state.
Also, areas that show a high rate of infection, which doubles in less than four days – will also come under this category. The ministry has released a list of 170 hotspot districts, which includes all six metros and various other large cities.
Orange and green zones
The government also marked 207 other districts as potential hotspots or orange zones. It asked states to ensure a containment outbreak in these regions. The only way that a district or region can be brought out of the red zone is when there is no new case of Coronavirus for at least 28 continuous days. Once this is achieved the district would be called a green zone, that is COVID-19 free area.
However, green zones are the districts where no COVID-19 cases are reported, and a limited functionality may be allowed after April 20, as per the government orders.
