Looking at the disaster the manipulated deadly virus is doing with major spread in Country the government on Monday said the time has now come to wear a mask even at home.
Addressing a press briefing on India’s Covid-19 situation, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog, said this is the time to be at home, wear a mask and not invite people. He added that people should also avoid stepping out of their home unnecessarily.
“If there is Covid-19 positive case in the family, it is very important that the person wears a mask even indoors because the virus can spread to others in the home. I would rather go on to say that the time has come that we start wearing mask at home even otherwise,†Dr VK Paul said.
“The person who is infected must wear it, but even others must do it when sitting with other family members at home. The infected person should be isolated in a separate room,†Dr Paul said. On Monday India recorded 3,52,991 new cases in the last 24 hours and 2,812 deaths, India saw a new record high and 2.19 Lakh recoveries as a deadly second wave sweeps the country. Active cases stands at 28,13,658 and the Death tally reached to 1,95,123