To fight COVID-19, the Delhi government on April 9, 2020 launched ‘Operation SHIELD’. The operation was announced by the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to seal 21 locations identified as containment zones.
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‘Operation SHIELD’ includes sealing, identifying and quarantining people in containment zones, doorstep delivery of essential items and door-to-door checking of people in those areas.
Operation SHIELD comprises:
S: Sealing of the immediate area after geographical marking.
H: Home quarantine of all in the area,
I: Isolation and tracing of people who have been first and second contacts,
E: Essential supplies,
L: Local sanitisation and disinfection of those areas,
D: Door-to-door checking so that people having symptoms of COVID-19 are isolated and testing can be done after taking samples.
