Coronavirus outbreak: Over 1000 spurious masks seized in Goa; health advisory issued
India TV NewsAmid the rising cases of novel coronavirus across the country, the Goa government on Tuesday issued a health advisory on the usage of anti-coronavirus masks. The mask usage guidelines introduced in Goa, which have been emulated from the advisory issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, urge people to not wear masks unnecessarily and also recommends private sector employers to explore the possibility of getting employees to work from home. Meanwhile, in a series of raids conducted by the legal metrology department, more than a 1,000 spurious masks, many of them touted to be of the N-95 specification, were seized. "A massive drive was carried out by the officials of the legal metrology department who filed 12 cases and seized 806 ordinary masks and 195 N-95 masks for not bearing mandatory declaration as required under the Legal Metrology Act and the rules in force," a statement issued by the department said.
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