CHANDIGARH: Alarmed by the sharp rise in Covid cases in Gurgram and Faridabad, the Haryana health authorities have decided to make wearing of masks compulsory in four NCR districts — Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhajjar.
In just seven days, active cases have risen from 318 in Gurugram and 60 in Faridabad on April 10 to 719 in Gurugram and 143 in Faridabad on April 17. Health minister Anil Vij, while speaking to media here, said in view of the increasing cases of Covid, face masks had been made mandatory in the four districts. “Anyone not wearing a mask will be fined,” he said.
