• Mandatory use of masks in public places amid rising Covid cases in Delhi

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    Mandatory use of masks in public places amid rising Covid cases in Delhi


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    Desk: 
    color:#424242">: In a statement released on Wednesday, the Delhi Disaster
    Management Authority (DDMA) said that schools would not be closed, but that
    standard operating procedures would be developed in coordination with experts.
    Violators will be fined rs 500.
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    mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#424242">The
    decisions were taken at a meeting of DDMA amid a rise in Covid cases in Delhi.
    On Tuesday, 632 fresh cases were reported even as the number of
    hospitalisations remained low and deaths were negligible.
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    mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#424242">The
    Delhi government ended the mandatory use of face masks in public places on
    April 2. Experts have suggested wearing face masks should be strictly enforced
    to prevent the spread of the virus in view of the rising infections.
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    mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#424242">The
    authorities in Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon of the National Capital Region
    previously mandated the use of masks citing the rise in cases.
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    mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#424242">Satyendar
    Jain, the Delhi health minister, said on Monday that the situation was not
    alarming in Delhi despite the increase in cases.
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