In view of the cases of coronavirus in Mumbai, the civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, has restricted the entry of visitors to its head office at Fort, 24 administrative offices and other civic offices across the city.
According to reports, last year, when the outbreak of the coronavirus hit the state of Maharashtra, the BMC had stopped visitors’ entry to its offices and begun temperature checks of all employees and visitors in order to contain the spread of the disease.
In addition, as per the circular issued on Monday, April 5, with the exception of elected representatives, citizens who have urgent work and others who have meetings scheduled in civic offices, no other visitors will be permitted to enter the offices of the civic body. Moreover, the BMC has also directed department heads to conduct meetings through video conferencing.
Meanwhile, earlier on March 31, the BMC released new guidelines for home isolation of patients as coronavirus cases continue to mount in the city. In the revised guidelines, BMC has also directed to restrict the movement of home-isolated patients within their residence in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. The civic body also listed out specific warning signs to watch out for immediate hospital transfer of patients under home isolation.
On the other hand, the BMC has been appealing to the citizens of Mumbai to contact the wardroom if they need any help regarding COVID-19. The civic body had earlier implemented the decentralized hospital bed management system from June 2020 in order to manage the various problem with regards to the pandemic. These ward rooms are reportedly functioning at the level of all the 24 divisional offices. Moreover, the wardrooms are touted to provide faster, easier and more effective health care to the patients suffering from the coronavirus.
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