New Delhi: Indian Railways today made an appeal to people with comorbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 and those aged above 65 to avoid train travel if they are suffering from any pre-existing health conditions.
“It has been observed that some people who are availing this service have pre-existing medical conditions which aggravates the risk they face during the COVID-19 pandemic. A few unfortunate cases of deaths related to pre-existing medical conditions while travelling have happened”, the Railways said.
In order to protect the vulnerable persons from COVID-19, in line with Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Railways makes an appeal that persons with co-morbidities (for example – hypertension, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases, cancer, immune deficiency conditions), pregnant women, children below the age of 10 years and persons above 65 years of age may avoid travel by rail, except when it is essential, an statement issued by the Railways Ministry said.
Indian Railways has been running Shramik special Trains on a daily basis throughout the country to ensure that migrants can travel back to their homes.