With no let-up in Covid-19 cases, various residential societies across the city-NCR are not letting their guard down. They have stepped up the measures to ensure safety of their member residents, domestic help, security staff as well as delivery agents who enter the premises to deliver food or shopping orders as the fear of virus spread remains amid the gradual opening up of the economy.
“These are testing times. People have started moving out. At our society, we have ensured all safety precautions against Coronavirus, such as restricted entry of visitors, thermal check at society gate, daily sanitisation of society common areas, lift and elevators. We have set up wash basins at the gate for visitors to wash their hands before they enter the society.
“Members are being regularly informed of guidelines through the WhatsApp groups,” said Sunita Tewatia, President of the Maurya Society at IP Extension here. While delivery boys are not allowed to enter the premises, members have been asked not to hold social functions and gathering till the situation normalises, she said.
The Union Health Ministry has already issued guidelines for the gated societies enlisting steps on how to maintain high standards of personal hygiene to safeguard their health.
Suchitra K Mohanty, resident of Galaxy Vega Society in Noida Extension said “ We have ensured all safety measures like sanitation, thermal scanning of all those entering the society, fugmintation of all lifts, switches, common areas and susceptible areas on the regular basis. The society staff has been given masks and gloves for their safety.”
According to Saurabh Rathore, a resident of SG Impression, Sector 4 Vashundhara, “All the security guards, visitors, maids and vendors have been strictly asked to wash their hands properly for at least 20 seconds. We have asked residents to avoid sitting in groups in common areas. The guards have also been instructed to not allow anyone inside the premises without self-sanitising. ”