Bengaluru:
The state government of Karnataka has decided it will fine any individual who
is seen not wearing a mask. The government will levy a fine of Rs. 1000/- on
people who flout the mask guidelines in urban centres and a fine of Rs. 500/-
for offenders in rural areas. Karnataka stands in the second place in the
covid-19 charts in India in terms of active cases registered daily. This past
week, Karnataka continued to register 10,000 cases daily with more than 4,000
cases amounting to the city of Bengaluru itself. With a high immigration from
other states in India and a massive business and IT sector concentrated in
Bengaluru city, the coronavirus has been taking its toll on the Southern state.
The new
guidelines come on the heels after a large amount of public have had been seen
not wearing masks in highly crowded areas across India. Health experts
emphasise that wearing a mask is the first step to stop the coronavirus from
spreading further. India has already seen a substantial rise in the new
infection rates and more than one lakh people have died so far in the country.
Health experts and officials are experiencing difficulties on predicting how
and when the virus will end.
