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COVID-19: Kerala mandates masks in public again; violators to be punished

Any violation would be punishable under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act and other relevant laws

|Apr 27, 2022, 16:39:49 IST

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government on Wednesday brought back the face masks mandate in the state, in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases reported in other parts of the country.It also announced that any violation would be punishable under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act and other relevant laws.Chief Secretary V P Joy in his latest order said the government had rescinded all the restrictions imposed under the Disaster Management Act-2005, in connection with the COVID-19 containment activities in the state. However, after analysing the present coronavirus scenario wearing of masks in all public places, gatherings, work places is made compulsory in the state now, it said.Violation of the instructions shall be punishable under the provisions of the DM Act and other relevant laws in force. The state government, on 10 April, had stopped publishing daily coronavirus figures due to the decline in the number of those affected by the virus in the state.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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