75 caught daily for not wearing masks

Vadodara: Unlock 1 was implemented by the government to restart the economic activities in the country. But for Barodians, the unlock phase seems to have brought normalcy so much so that they avoid wearing masks in public.
If figures are to believed, 2,256 people were caught and fined since June 1 for not wearing masks while venturing out of their homes.
That means, on an average, 75 people were fined daily for disregarding a critical safeguard against Covid transmission. Senior police officials said that people would give silly excuses when questioned about not wearing masks.
“They would say that they forgot in a hurry or since they are in close vicinity of their house they had not worn, or the mask was torn. We also came across people not wearing masks in cars and when stopped by us, they would take it out from the purse or glove box of their cars,” said a police official.
However, people have stopped arguing with cops like in the past when they used to be stopped for violating traffic rules.
“We have been dealing very patiently by explaining to them why it is necessary for them to wear masks and they obediently pay the fine amount,” the official added.
Cops have also registered 19 offence and have seized 361 vehicles during the same period for violating night curfew rules.