Covid Rising - Start Wearing Masks, Health Department Says

Hyderabad: The health department on Tuesday said people should start wearing masks when outside their homes to keep themselves safe from catching Covid-19, which has seen a surge in states neighbouring Telangana.

On Tuesday, one in 100 people tested for Covid were found to be positive for the disease, with four new cases reported for the day.

It also said children younger than 10 years, pregnant mothers, and those over 60 years of age, should avoid leaving their homes unless mandatory.

“Those between 20 and 50 years of age, must exercise precaution as “there is higher incidence of Covid disease in this age group,” it warned.

“Anyone with any flu/influenza like symptoms, including one or more such as fever, cough, sore throat, running nose, difficulty in breathing, body pains and headaches, must report to the nearest government health facility and seek health services without any delay,” it said.

The advisory, issued by Director of Public Health Dr G. Srinivasa Rao, said people with co-morbid conditions like hypertension, diabetes, cardiac illness, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer and/or any other chronic illness, should stay indoors and avoid any kind of travel except for medical care in order to avoid exposure to Covid.