Covid: Armed forces recall ex-medicos; govt wants wearing of masks at home

Armed forces are also creating military medical infrastructure to be made available to civilians

With the country witnessing a storm surge in coronavirus infections, the government has suggested wearing masks at home, especially when people are around and surely when there’s a Covid-19 patient nearby. 

“The time has come (for everyone) to start wearing masks at home. We used to say wear it outside but the way the infections are, it will be useful to wear a mask when sitting with someone at home; definitely wear it if someone is positive,” said V K Paul, member-health, Niti Aayog, while addressing a press briefing on Covid-19 situation in the country on Monday. 

If wearing mask at home