Ministry takes action against 322 people for violating COVID-19 preventive measures

THE designated authorities on Thursday referred 322 people to the Public Prosecution for violating COVID-19 precautionary measures. While 307 people were booked for not wearing masks in the public, 11 were referred to the Public Prosecution for not maintaining safe physical distancing and four for not installing the Ehteraz application. “In line with the Cabinet decision based on Law No 17 of 1990 regarding infectious diseases, the competent authorities referred several people to the Prosecution for violating COVID19 preventive and precautionary measures in force,” Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement. The competent authorities have call on the public to adhere to the precautionary and preventive decisions in force to protect them and others from the spread of the coronavirus in society. The MoI and health authorities have been continuously warning the public to follow precautionary measures like wearing masks, following social distancing, and restricting the number of people in vehicles to fight the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading.