Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) officials, conducted an enforcement drive to inspect the extent of adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour at public and commercial establishments in the city limits on Sunday August 1.
The inspections were conducted at shopping malls, hotels, super markets and places of public gathering. The drive was conducted in the backdrop of increase in the Covid positive cases.
Altogether 25 cases of Covid – 19 guidelines violation were booked, including failure to maintain social distance, and not wearing mask. A total fine of Rs. 12,400 was imposed on the violators.
In the view of public health and to curb the impact of the third wave of the pandemic, MCC has decided to increase the frequency of such drives in the upcoming days.