Bhubaneswar: After Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) on Tuesday made the wearing of masks mandatory within its limits.
“Proper wearing of face mask/face cover is key to checking the spread of COVID virus,” the civic body said, while advising denizens on adhereing to COVID appropriate behaviour like maintaining social distancing, hand hygiene and
adopting appropriate coughing/sneezing practice and no spitting in public places.
Check the notification:
1. All citizens residing within BeMC area as well as outside citizens coming to BeMC area or present in BeMC area are requested to wear face mask/ face cover appropriately while in public places like places of worship, parks, open air gyms, sports arena, market places and all other places of congregation.
2. Appropriate use of face mask/ face cover means that it should cover the mouth and nose properly.
3. The owners of business establishments like shopping malls/ shops/ store owners shall not allow any staff or 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.
4, Fuel refilling stations shall not sell fuels to those customers who are not wearing face mask/face cover appropriately. The fuel station owners have put proper signage on the same at an appropriate place
5. All government as well as private offices, shall ensure that their employees are wearing face masks/ face covers at all times while on their offices premises except when they are taking tiffin/lunches during lunchtime.
