Mumbai: New BMC Rules For Sealing Of Buildings Amid Surge In Covid Cases. Check Details

The whole building or a wing shall be sealed if more than 20 per cent of the occupied number of flats in the building or wing has Covid-19 patients.

New BMC Rules For Sealing Of Buildings | File Image

New Delhi: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued fresh guidelines on Monday for sealing buildings in Mumbai in the wake of rising covid cases. The guidelines shall come into effect from Tuesday.

“With the continuous threat of rising cases of COVID-19 in the city of Mumbai in the past few days and detection of Variant of Concern (VoC) Omicron suggesting an increase in transmissibility, earlier guidelines issued on March 1, 2021, for sealed buildings stands revised," the order copy said, according to news agency ANI.

Check BMC Guidelines

The whole building or a wing shall be sealed if more than 20 percent of the occupied number of flats in the building or wing has Covid-19 patients.

The BMC rules further mentioned that the patient and contacts shall strictly follow the current guidelines of home isolation and hygiene etiquettes while in-home quarantine.

A patient shall be isolated for at least 10 days from onset of symptoms/testing (in case of asymptomatic)

The patient should have no fever for continuous three days before coming out of isolation.

High-risk contacts shall be home quarantined for seven days, as per new BMC guidelines.

Testing on 5th to 7th day or immediately if symptomatic and further protocols to be followed based on test results.

Due care shall be taken by the building managing committees to ensure supplies of food, medicines and essentials to the families in quarantine.

The de-sealing decision of the building/wing could be taken at the respective ward level.

The country's tally for the highly transmissible strain has reached 1892 with Maharashtra registering most cases. India clocked 37,379 fresh COVID cases, 11,007 recoveries, and 124 deaths in the last 24 hours. 

Maharashtra reported 12,160 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, 283 more than the previous day, and 11 new deaths, while the active tally crossed the 50,000-mark, the state health department said.