Coimbatore: Motorists stopped for 30 minutes lecture

TNN | Updated: Apr 15, 2020, 12:08 IST

Health officers checked the body temperature of motorists using digital thermometers

COIMBATORE: To curtail vehicle movements, police on Tuesday continued to hold up motorists at 33 check points in the city for 30 minutes to lecture them on Covid-19 and steps to prevent it.
At Singanallur, police team made motorists stop their vehicles and ensured that they maintained social distancing, while health officers checked their body temperature using digital thermometers. Later, motorists were told to stock essentials for a week and not to step out of their houses unnecessarily.
Health officers participated in the drive at four check points, including Singanallur and Gandhipuram. They took people with high body temperature to hospital. Deputy commissioner of police (headquarters) S Selvakumar said the initiative would help to control movement of people on the streets.