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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief secretary Rajeev Ranjan on Tuesday directed local bodies, health and revenue departments and police to check if people are people wearing masks and if the institutions are adhering to the standard operating procedures. He asked them to impose fine on the violators under the Public Health Act.
An official release said the chief secretary held a review meeting with the district administrators and the heads of the department via video conferencing against the backdrop of a rise in Covid-19 cases in the recent days.
“Permission should be granted for election rallies, cultural, religious and other events where the public gather in huge numbers, with a condition that wearing masks is mandatory. The departments concerned should have to ensure that,” Ranjan said. The district collectors should focus on Covid-19 preventive activities, an important part of election work, and take all measures to reduce transmissi