Biometric attendance halted, isolation wards ready
BENGALURU:
South Western Railway has suspended the biometric system of attendance till further advice. This is part of SWR?s measures to guard against the spread of Covid-19.
At railway stations, public interface areas such as handrails in coaches, door handles, toilet health faucets and water taps are being cleaned frequently.
Apart from routine mechanized cleaning, fumigation of trains before departure is being done at the pit lines and cleaning has been intensified at catering establishments at railway stations.
As a precautionary measure, separate clinics for patients with cough/ fever have been set up at Central Hospital, Hubballi, Railway Hospital, Mysuru and Railway Hospital,Bengaluru. Medical help is also being extended to passengers not feeling well at railway stations.
Quarantine wards have also been set up, including 229 rooms (706 beds) at seven locations. Of these, 216 beds have been reserved for treatment of suspected corona virus cases. Isolation wards have been established at Central Hospital, Hubballi and Railway Hospital, Mysuru.
SWR General Manager Ajay Kumar Singh has requested passengers to cooperate with railway officials in preventing the spread of the virus. He has stressed the importance of personal hygiene and has requested the public not to panic.
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