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Health

Delhi makes masks mandatory again after COVID cases rise

FILE PHOTO: People shop at a market amidst the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India, February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

New Delhi authorities on Wednesday made the wearing of masks compulsory again after COVID-19 infections rose in the Indian capital in recent days.

"In view of the rise in COVID positive cases recently and as advised by the experts, it was decided to enhance testing, focus on vaccination coverage of targeted population and ensure strict enforcement of COVID appropriate behaviour," Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal said on Twitter.

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