Delhi L-G Anil Baijal empowers officers to impose fine for violating COVID-19 norms
NEW DELHI: In view of an unprecedented spike in coronavirus instances within the nationwide capital, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday permitted the Delhi Epidemic Diseases Regulations 2020, and empowered officers to slap wonderful on those that violate the Centre’s norms to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a launch from Delhi L-G’s Office, the officers of the Health Department, District Magistrates, SDMs, officers authorised by them, and Sub Inspector and above of Delhi Police have been authorised to impose fines for violating norms in relation to COVID-19.
“The L-G has empowered Secretary (Health & FW), GNCTD; Director General Health Services (DGHS), GNCTD; District Magistrate, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and District Surveillance Officer (DSO); and officers as authorized by Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi and District Magistrates and zonal DCs of MCDs; and the officers of the rank of Sub Inspector and above of Delhi Police to impose a fine on those who violate the COVID-19 norms.”
“Fine to be levied for non-observance of quarantine rules, non-maintenance of social distancing, not wearing a face mask in public places, spitting and consumption of paan, tobacco, in public places, Rs 500 to be levied as fine and a fine of Rs 1000/- for a repeat offence,” a launch from Raj Niwas stated.
“The Covid-19 norms are – Observation of quarantine rules, Maintaining of social distancing, Wearing of Face mask/cover in all public places /workplaces, Prohibition of spitting in public places, and Prohibition on the consumption of paan, gutka, tobacco etc in public places,” the discharge from the L-G workplace stated.
The order got here on a day when the nationwide capital recorded 2,134 recent coronavirus instances on Saturday, taking the COVID-19 tally within the metropolis nearer to the 39,000-mark and the demise toll because of the illness to 1,271.
It was the second consecutive day when the variety of reported instances breached the two,000-mark. On Friday, Delhi had witnessed 2,137 instances, the best single-day spike right here.
As many as 57 fatalities have been reported within the final 24 hours. The demise toll from coronavirus now stands at 1,271 and the entire variety of instances at 38,958, in accordance with the most recent Delhi well being division bulletin.
So far as many as 14,945 sufferers have recovered, been discharged or migrated to a different nation, whereas there are 22,742 energetic instances, it stated.
As many as 2,83,239 checks have been performed until date, it stated.
The complete variety of COVID-19 positive sufferers beneath residence isolation stands at 19,535, the bulletin stated. A complete of 385 sufferers are on ventilators or in ICU.
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