During the present Covid-19 situations, the tasar sericulture farmers are involved in rearing tasar silkworm on plantations. Hence, in order to contain the spread of this disease which is an infectious and spreads primarily through droplets, the farmers have to take measures to safeguard themselves along with following standard field hygienic measures. Herein discussed the measures ensure safeguarding and protecting farmers from COVID-19 and thus help to contain the spread of this disease.
Hasansab Nadaf*
Basic Tasar Silkworm Seed Organisation (BTSSO), Central Silk Board, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (495 112), India
Chandrashekharaiah M.
Vishaka G. V.
M. S. Rathore
Nadaf, H., Chandrashekharaiah, M., Vishaka, G.V., Rathore, M.S., 2021. Protecting Tropical Tasar Sericulture Farmers from Covid-19. Biotica Research Today 3(7), 573-574.
WHO, 2020, January 10. Coronavirus. https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus.