(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) In Depth: Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Topic: Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Topic Description:

The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in India has gone up to 81.

States have gone into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19. Schools and colleges have been shut down, movie theatres closed, and many public events, including the IPL, postponed.

All states and Union Territories have been directed to invoke provisions of Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, so that Health Ministry advisories are enforceable.

The Epidemic Diseases Act consists of four sections and aims to provide for better prevention of the spread of Dangerous Epidemic Diseases.

It is routinely enforced across the country for dealing with outbreak of diseases such as swine flu, dengue, and cholera.