Covid-19: Unvaccinated people cannot visit public places in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district

KRISHNAGIRI: District collector Dr V Jayachandra Bhanu Reddy on Wednesday banned people who have not received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine from visiting public places. As many as 4.20 lakh people have not taken their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to date in the district.
“These people should not go to PDS shops, commercial establishments, grocery and shopping malls, cinema theatres, marriage halls, fuel pumps, government and private offices, government and private hospitals, hotels, tea shops, bakeries and banks,” the collector said while interacting with reporters here.
The collector said that strict action would be taken against the violators including the owners of the public places under Section 71(1) of the Public Health Act, 1939. “We have collected Rs 2.10 crore as fine from the violators till date,” the collector added.
During the peak of second wave in May and June, 800 people tested positive for Covid-19 daily.