Let public decide on use of masks: specialist
Vidarbha region has seen some ups and downs during this covid pandemic. The third wave of covid is almost over, and more than 90% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine
Nagpur: With nearly 13 lakh cases, nearly 21,769 deaths after three waves in the same region, the coronavirus pandemic will complete two years on Friday, March 11. The first patient of Vidarbha region was found on the date of March 11, 2020 in the city of Nagpur. When an IT professional who had returned from USA tested positive for coronavirus.
Vidarbha region has seen some ups and downs during this covid pandemic. The third wave of covid is almost over, and more than 90% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, Vidarbha region is well prepared to move towards normal life.
On the eve of the second anniversary of the entry of novel covid in the Vidarbha region, Dr Nitin Shinde has said that wearing of masks should be made voluntary now and all people should stop penalizing for not wearing masks.
The head of the Department of Medicine in GMCH named Dr. Prashant Patil. He has said that the use of masks should depend on the place where you are going. If you are going to the hospital, then definitely wear a mask. But if you are with all those family members whose vaccinations and coronavirus status are known, then there is no need for a mask at all.
Continue to wear the mask
According to Dr. Sandip Ghode, who works in the health center of a villager in Kuhi tehsil, In rural Vidarbha region, people have already stopped using masks altogether. He has also said that be it the weekly market or the village fair, hardly any person wears a mask in the rural areas. No one even punishes those people.
Dr Nirmal Jaiswal, an intensive care specialist and in-charge of a leading private coronavirus hospital, has also said that there are many benefits to the voluntary use of masks. He has said that the use of masks should be encouraged a lot, but the punishment for not wearing it at all should also be stopped now.
Dr Jai Deshmukh, Senior General Physician, has said that people should continue to wear masks for the next six to eight weeks. The use of masks also protects people from pollution, bacterial infections and some other diseases. Although the third wave of covid has just passed, They will pretty much continue to wear the mask for the next several weeks.
Health department officials have also said that they will follow the guidelines of the central government, which have still not directed at all to stop the use of masks.
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