Kerala govt mandates wearing face mask

Kerala Government has mandated wearing of face masks, amid reports of a spike in Covid-19 cases in different parts of the country and abroad.

An official order issued in this connection says, failure to wear face masks in public places, work places and during transport will a attract fine of five hundred



rupees under the Disaster Management Act.  

The State Health Department has  also scaled up  vaccination drive to prevent any surge of the pandemic.  As per available information, Kerala has over one thousand  800 active cases now.