Mumbai: Concern as BMC set to resume biometric attendance at hospitals

The BMC’s decision to resume biometric attendance at civic and government hospitals to check absenteeism has caused concern as fingerprint identification machines, touched by hundreds of employees, could become a potential coronavirus spreader.

A May 16 circular, signed by Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) Dr T P Lahane and Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal, states that biometric attendance in the government, as well as the civic hospitals for medical, non-medical, and para-medical staff, should be resumed as soon as possible. It further states that due care should be taken to wash hands with soap and water or sanitisers to prevent transmission of the novel coronavirus disease.