Impose fine on those violating COVID-19 norms: Jagan

‘Officials should not be complacent as a third wave is said to be round the corner’

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to impose fine on commercial and other establishments violating the COVID-19 norms and strictly enforce the restrictions in general to curb the spread of the pandemic. Addressing the District Collectors and SPs during a video-conference on ‘Spandana’ on Wednesday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said though the number of COVID-19 cases plateaued and the recovery rate vastly improved, the officials should not be complacent in dealing with the disease as a third wave was said to be round the corner. Marriage gatherings of more than 150 persons should not be allowed lest they should become super-spreader events, and the standard operating procedures prescribed for schools should be strictly followed as they had reopened across the State.