No public ceremonies please, DC tells elected representatives

Mysuru: In a bid to arrest the spike in the number of

Covid-19

cases, the graph of which has been on an upward spiral for the past month in Mysuru district, deputy commissioner Abhiram G Sankar on Thursday appealed to

elected representatives

of the district, including

MPs

,

MLAs

and

MLCs

, not to hold any public ceremonies or gatherings so as to minimise the chances of

transmission

of the

novel coronavirus

.

Highlighting the imminent need to curb the spread of the virus, Sankar, in his letter, appealed to elected representatives to limit the number of invitees to even important occasions to 20.

In the meanwhile, Mysuru district administration has decided to persist with the ban on entry of devotees to the Sri Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills, the Jwalamuki temple in Uttanahalli for the auspicious occasion of Ashaada Fridays. Entry of devotees to these shrines will be prohibited on all public holidays and weekends.

In a bid to prevent public from trooping to government offices, which may again lead to a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, Sankar directed all the chiefs of government departments in the district to set up Covid-19 kiosks at their offices.