New Delhi: A single person who drives a car or a person who exercises / bicycles alone does not have to wear a mask. However, if there is more than one person in a car and a group of people is exercising, then it is imperative to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
There are no Union Ministry of Health guidelines on wearing a mask when a person drives a car alone or a person exercises outdoors / bicycles alone. However, if there is more than one person in a car and a group of people are exercising, then it is imperative to wear a mask to prevent the spread of infection, said Rajesh Bhushan, the Union Health Secretary on Thursday.
Bhushan responded in response to a question posed: whether it is mandatory for a person to wear a mask while driving a car alone or a single person exercising.
“In recent days, people have become aware of the benefits of physical activity. We have seen people cycling and exercising or jogging in groups. It is mandatory that people wear masks and follow social distancing when in a group while exercising or jogging, so that they do not infect each other. If a person is cycling alone, they do not need to wear a mask as there is no such direction from the Ministry of Health, “Bhushan said during a weekly news conference on COVID-19 Update in India.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the government forced everyone to wear a mask as a preventive measure to contain the spread of the infection.
According to doctors, people can get COVID-19 from other people who have the virus. The disease can be transmitted from person to person through tiny droplets from the nose or mouth that are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales. These drops fall on objects and surfaces around the person. Other people get COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces and then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. People can also get COVID-19 if they inhale droplets from a person with COVID-19 who coughs or exhales droplets. This is why it is important to wear a mask or cover your mouth and practice social distancing.
So far, India has reported 38,53,407 cases of COVID-19, while 67,376 people have died due to the infection. In the last 24 hours, the country has witnessed the largest jump of 83,883 new cases of coronavirus with 1,043 deaths. There are 8,15,538 active cases in the country.
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