NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, APRIL 18
Police have been directed to take criminal action against those spitting in public violating the Disaster Management Act, said Chief Minister V Narayanasamy here on Saturday.
Narayanasamy pointing out that the Home ministry’s guidelines making it an offence under DMA to check COVID-19 spread should be handled stringently by imposition of fine.
Had meeting with Hon'ble Minister for Health, Hon'ble Minister for Revenue, Chief Secretary, Health Secretary and Health Deptartment Officials to review the current status of #COVID19 in #Puducherry and our preparedness, preventive measures in the containment zones. pic.twitter.com/vVXqfEFcdi
— V.Narayanasamy (@VNarayanasami) April 18, 2020
Narayanasamy also said the guidelines rolled out when the lockdown was extended till May 3 to check the spread of coronavirus also stipulated that wearing of face masks in public places was mandatory.
He said Kerala had established a record of being the first State in the country in preventing the spread of the infection meticulously.
‘Puducherry is the second in the country after Kerala to achieve the record of keeping the spread of the COVID-19 at bay.
We are able to score this achievement largely due to the cooperation of the people, officials of Health and other Departments in strictly enforcing the various conditions envisaged under the lockdown order,’ the Chief Minister said.
He also claimed the infection was spreading fast in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu districts of Villupuram and Cuddalore.
‘Union Territory of Puducherry should therefore be very vigilant and should not remain slack in containing the spread of the disease,’ he added.