‘No Mask, No fuel’ in Odisha capital as COVID cases rise

Ashadeep Mohanty Published On : Jul 16, 2022 at 5:35 PM Updated On : Jul 16, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Bhubaneswar: To prevent further spread of COVID-19 amidst the rise in daily infections, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today issued an advisory mandating mask-wearing among all citizens.

While issuing the advisory, the BMC stressed that petrol pumps should not sell fuel to customers not wearing face mask/face cover appropriately. The fuel station owners should also put proper signage at appropriate place for the information of all.

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“There has been a sudden increase in number of daily COVID-19 cases within BMC area in the last fortnight. This requires caution among the citizens of BMC. Proper wearing of face mask/face cover is a key method to check the spread of COVID virus,” said the civic body.

Here’s the complete advisory:

All citizens residing within BMC area as well as outside citizens coming to BMC area or present in BMC area are requested to wear face mask/face cover appropriately while in public places.
Appropriate use of face mask/face cover means that, it should cover the mouth and nose properly.
The owners of business establishments like shopping malls/shops/store owners shall not allow any staff o r customers without face mask/face cover inside their premises. They shall also put appropriate signage “NO MASK NO ENTRY / NO MASK NO GOODS” at the entry point of their premises for information of all concerned.
The fuel refilling stations shall not sell fuels to customers not wearing face mask/face cover appropriately. The fuel station owners to also put proper signage at appropriate place for information of all.
The CEO/Managers/Head of the offices of Govt as well as private offices shall ensure that their employees are wearing face masks/face covers at all times while in their offices premises except when they are taking tiffin/lunches during lunch time.
The above advisory is in addition to adherence of other COVID appropriate behaviours like
Any violations on the above-mentioned advisory will attract penalty under the provisions of Odisha COVID-19 Regulations and amendments made time to time.