Amid rise in the COVID-19 and influenza cases across Maharashtra, the Satara district administration issued an order taking measure to combat the disease.
The district collector Ruchesh Jaivanshi on Monday, April 3, announced the mandatory use of masks for employees and officials in government and semi-government offices, colleges, and banks.
This order is effective immediately and comes in response to the surge in COVID-19 and influenza cases in the area.
In addition to this, the collector has also appealed to residents of the district to use masks and maintain social distancing and hand hygiene in crowded places like weekly markets, bus stands, fairs, congregations, and weddings. The public health department of Maharashtra has been directed to take precautionary measures.
It is pertinent to note that the development came at a time when Maharashtra reports 248 coronavirus cases and one death bringing the tally of infections to 81,45,590 and the death toll to 1,48,445. Whereas, a day before, Sunday 2, April the state had reported 562 COVID-19 cases.
With this, the state's tally of active cases stands at 3,532, according to a health official. The previous day, the state had reported 562 COVID-19 cases.
Meanwhile, 10 new patients of 'H3N2' were reported in the state on the same day taking the total tally to 375. Also, 15 patients were admitted to various hospitals for treatment, bringing the number of patients under treatment to 113.
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