BackCompulsory community service at Covid-19 centres for those not wearing mask: Gujarat HC
Gujarat High Court has ordered the state government to issue a notification in this regardGujarat's Covid-19 tally is 2,11,257
PremiumThe Gujarat High Court today decided to crack down against those people failing to adhere to the novel coronavirus norms. The court today directed the state government to ensure those who do not wear face masks be compulsorily sent to Covid-19 care centres for community service.
The High Court has ordered the government to issue a notification in this regard.
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The court in its order said, "Any person found not wearing or using face mask cover in a public place and/or violating the COVID protocol of social distance shall be mandated to do community service at any COVID centre run by local authorities."
"Such mandate of community service to be implemented for all violators without any discrimination. These duties shall be non-medical in nature, such as cleaning, housekeeping, cooking...," it said.
The nature of duty shall be appropriately decided by the authorities considering age, qualification and gender of rule violators, it said.
Gujarat recorded 1,477 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking its Covid-19 case tally to 2,11,257, the state health department said. As many as 15 patients died of the viral infection in the state on Tuesday, raising the fatality count to 4,004. The state's recovery rate stood at 91.06 per cent, it said.
Gujarat's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 2,11,257, new cases 1,477, deaths 4,004, active cases 14,885, recovered 1,92,368, and people tested so far 78,94,467.
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