Officials book 415 for violating Covid norms

By Joel Johnson - July 25, 2021

Ministry of Interior

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials booked 415 individuals in the country for violating preventive and precautionary measures that were enforced in order to curb the further spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).

Among the booked 415 violators, 336 were booked for not wearing face masks in the public, 77 were booked for not following mandatory social distances in places, and two other persons were found guilty for not installing Ehteraz application on their mobile phones.

All of the violated individuals were referred to the public prosecution.

The measures are in accordance with the Cabinet decision and Decree Law No. 17 of 1990 on infectious diseases, and the precautionary measures imposed in the region to limit the rapid spreading deadly disease.

The competent authorities urged all the citizens and residents to follow all the preventive measures kept in place to make sure their safety and the safety of other individuals in the country are assured.