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Pregnant women returning to work cautioned

02 Aug 2021

  • 245 pregnant and postpartum women in Covid treatment
BY Pamodi Waravita The Family Health Bureau (FHB) yesterday (2) cautioned pregnant State sector employees who are returning to work from this week onwards, noting that 245 pregnant and postpartum women are currently receiving treatment for Covid-19. FHB Director Dr. Chithramalee De Silva told The Morning that pregnant women returning to work must strictly follow the health guidelines to prevent infection of the virus, as there has been a slight increase in the number of pregnant women getting infected. “There might be some concessions for pregnant employees in the future from physically going to work. However, right now, our advice is to remain confined to their workplace as much as possible, without interacting with those outside of the workplace. It is also advisable that they not remain in air conditioned spaces,” noted Dr. De Silva. All State sector employees were called back to work yesterday while inter-provincial travel commenced again for State and private sector employees reporting to work. However, health officials, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), have raised serious concerns about the fast spread of the highly transmissible B.1.617.2 Delta Indian variant of the Covid-19 virus, which has already spread to all districts despite the fast vaccination rate. The Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) said that on 1 August, 2,510 new cases of the virus were identified, while 67 deaths were reported on the same day.  

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