Amid spike in Maharashtra covid-19 cases, the Satara district administration has made wearing of Mask mandatory for employees and officials working in government and semi-government offices, colleges, and banks. Maharashtra Covid-19 cases sudden Spike: Made Mask mandatory in this place.
The order was issued by Satara Collector Ruchesh Jaivanshi on Monday, effective immediately. To keep rising Covid-19 and influenza cases in check, states are implementing mask mandates among other measures to curb the spread in affected areas. On Monday, India reported a marginal decline in Covid cases with 3,641 infections against the previous day’s 3,824.
Satara Collector Ruchesh Jaivanshi on Monday appealed to residents in the district to use masks and maintain social distancing, and hand hygiene in crowded places such as weekly markets, bus stands, congregations, and weddings. Last week, Solapur and Sangli districts topped the positivity chart in Maharashtra with 20.05 per cent and 17.47 per cent respectively.
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Positivity rate in the national capital was high at 18.53% on Monday which meant nearly one out of every five people tested turned out to be positive, according to data shared by the city health department. The Delhi government said it is keeping an eye on the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital and is “prepared to face any eventuality”, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.
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