NEW DELHI, March 30 (Xinhua) — The government of the Indian capital on Thursday issued an advisory asking people experiencing flu-like symptoms and those visiting hospitals to wear masks as a precautionary measure.
The advisory has come at a time when COVID-19 and flu cases are showing an increase in the national capital along with the rest of the South Asian country.
\”We have issued an advisory that people with flu-like symptoms and those visiting hospitals should wear masks,\” Saurabh Bhardwaj, Delhi\’s health minister, told a press conference.
As per data released by the local health department, Delhi\’s COVID-19 cases climbed to 300 for the first time since Aug. 31 last year, while the positivity rate rose to 13.89 percent. On Wednesday, two COVID-19-related deaths were also reported in the city.
Delhi\’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to hold a meeting to review COVID-19 situation on Friday.
A spike in influenza and COVID-19 cases has been witnessed in India since mid-February.
Last week, the Health Ministry directed all the states to accelerate the pace of COVID-19 testing.