With Dharwad registering an increase in COVID-19 cases last week, the district administration is gearing up to impose further restrictions on the movement of people as directed by the state government.
While presiding over a review meeting on Monday, Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil said that the state government on Monday issued guidelines to ban fairs and car festivals, urs and check crowds in public places and marriages.
Shri Patil said that the guidelines will be strictly implemented and those who do not follow them will be dealt with vigorously. “It will be mandatory to wear masks and maintain physical distance in public places. Violators will face criminal cases, ”he said.
Keeping in mind the huge crowd of people at weddings and religious functions, such events will be closely monitored and organizers will be punished if violations are found. He said that although the situation had improved compared to last year, it was important to take precautionary measures and asked the authorities to carry out the vaccination campaign on a larger scale.
DC said that the police and Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation should intensify the campaign to punish those who did not wear face masks.
Two vaccines
Mr Patil said that both covishield and covaxin vaccines were now available in all government and private hospitals in the district and seniors must compulsorily vaccinate. He also asked the officers to make the elderly aware to take shots. Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner Labu Ram, ZP CEO B. Susheela, Superintendent of Police P. Krishnakant, Municipal Commissioner Suresh Itanal and other officials attended the meeting.
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