Mumbai: Amid the new wave of COVID-19, the Maharashtra government recently released new guidelines for coronavirus, making it mandatory to take RT-PCR test every 15 days for those who take part in shooting of films and TV serials. Now, under the same guidelines of the film and TV industry, ABP News has come to know that about 15000 people connected to the industry have done their RT-PCR test and 9000 people have received their COVID-19 reports.
President J.D, Majethia, President of Indian Film and TV Producers Council (IFTPC) told in a special conversation with ABP News, “The decision to do the RT-PCR test every 15 days is part of the new corona guidelines of the Maharashtra government for shooting, under which an estimated 15000 people have been tested so far. In these, test reports have come from 9000 people, whose data and results have been shared by the IFTPC with the government.”
He further added, “In full compliance with the test guidelines of the Government of Maharashtra for 15 days, further tests will be conducted for all the people involved in the making of films, TV and web shows and people testing positive will be kept in isolation until recovered.”
“We have proposed the government that if they want, we are ready to conduct tests of all the people related to industry shooting, pre-production and post production in 7 days instead of 15 days”, said Majethia.
The President of IFTPC further said that it is the responsibility of everyone to follow the guidelines related to COVID-19 and it will not be right to expect everything from the government. J. D. says that the producers and all the production houses are very serious about taking all precautions due to the shooting of films, TV and web shows and all the rules will be strictly followed in the amid the crisis of the rising COVID-19 cases.
According to the new guidelines of the Maharashtra government, shooting is not allowed on Saturday and Sunday. Apart from this, the government has forbidden the film and TV industry to engage in dance numbers and to shoot scenes which involves a large number of people.