Wear masks or else face action, warns police chief

Thiruvananthapuram: As public life slowly attaining normalcy, state police chief Loknath Behera once again stressed on the importance of wearing a mask. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Behera said that he had noticed several hawkers were selling masks on sides of the road and warned people from buying such masks.
Masks should be kept in disinfected packets, which is not the case with the ones available with wayside hawkers. Hence, purchasing masks from them is discouraged, he said.
The DGP also directed all district police chiefs to intensify the vigil against individuals who were not adhering to rules.
This is because many people are still reluctant to wear a mask in public places.
The government had made masks compulsory in the second phase of lockdown. A week later, the state police started imposing penalty on individuals who were not following the order. The first penalty is Rs 200. If an individual repeats the offence, an amount of Rs 5000 is levied as penalty.