After one more employee of the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the municipal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey extended the restriction on public entry for two more days. According to Pandey, the campus will be sanitised on Thursday and to curb the risk of Covid-19 contagion among locals and the employees of the corporation, the public will not be allowed in MCD premises till Friday. Pandey said that the employees and officials are allowed in the MCD as their absence will cause hindrance in the working of the corporation.
It is pertinent to mention here that this is the fourth patient who was found Covid-19 positive in the corporation in the last twelve days. In view of the increasing cases of Covid-19 contagion in the corporation in the last few days, Pandey also advised people to avoid visiting the corporation unnecessarily and if possible, use online mode for the purpose of property tax submission instead of waiting to visit the MCD premises to deposit the tax.