Aurangabad civic body urges IMA to postpone conferences

March 12, 2020 10:05

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra has urged the Indian Medical Association's local chapter to postpone its conferences planned in near future in view of the coronavirus scare. The civic body's health officer Dr Neeta Padalkar told PTI that they have also appealed to people to avoid large gatherings and follow the do's and dont's to check the spread of the virus.

"We have received certain guidelines from government agencies. We are implementing them as a precautionary measure," Padalkar said on Wednesday.

"Many foreign delegates visit Aurangabad and attend conferences arranged to discuss health sector dimensions and most of them are doctors. Hence, we have requested the IMA Aurangabad chapter to postpone its conferences, if planned in near future," the official said. -- PTI

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