
Railways issues advisory to passengers
The Hindu
‘Those without valid tickets will not be allowed into stations’
The Railways administration has launched elaborate measures to check the spread of COVID-19 infections by enforcing appropriate restrictions at stations, ticket counters and on trains to enforce the guidelines and preventing overcrowding of passengers, including fines for not wearing masks. All the passengers are undewrgoing thermal scanning at the railway stations under Waltair Division. As different State governments are issuing health advisories and adopting various measures to combat the pandemic, passengers should invariably follow the protocols at originating and destination stations. The Andhra Pradesh government, as part of its efforts to check the spread of COVID-19 infections, has imposed curfew from May 5 to 18, allowing movement of people between 6 a.m. and noon.More Related News

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