As Covid-19 cases begin to rise in Maharashtra, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued an advisory, asking citizens to adopt Covid-appropriate behaviour.
Earlier, the civic body made wearing face masks mandatory for employees, patients and visitors in all government hospitals in Mumbai.
As the authorities brace up for any Covid-related exigencies, here are the guidelines issued by BMC:
- Avoiding overcrowded and poorly ventilated settings particularly by comorbid persons and the elderly
- Wearing of masks by doctors, paramedics and other healthcare works as well as patients and their attendants within health care facilities
- Wearing masks in crowded and closed settings
- Maintaining hand hygiene through frequent hand washing
- Practising social distancing
- Refraining from spitting in public places
- Minimising personal contact if experiencing respiratory symptoms.
Apart from that, BMC has also issued guidelines for elderly and people with comorbidities who are at a higher risk of catching the infection and advised them to wear masks and avoid going to crowded places like markets and hospitals unless it’s an emergency.
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Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 919 fresh Covid cases and one death that raised the tally of infections to 81,51,176, a state health department official said.
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