In the wake of increasing COVID-19 cases, District Collector Bhandari Swagat Ranveer Chand has ordered to limit the number of people attending all kinds of social, political, cultural, religious and community functions and wedding ceremonies to a maximum of 50.
The restrictions are being imposed in the district as part of stringent directives from the government to prevent and control the spread of the disease.
The government has ordered additional control over the last three days of test positivity rates in districts with more than 20. In Kasaragod, an average of 23% of the test positivity rates have been reported on January 15, 16 and 17. Hence, this restrictions under Sections 26, 30 and 34 of the Disaster Management Act have been imposed., the Collector said.
