Railways to impose fine up to Rupees 500 for not wearing masks in trains and stations premises

New Delhi: The Indian Railways announced on Saturday that anyone who does not wear a face mask while on railway property, including trains, would be fined Rs 500, in order to combat the spread of COVID-19.

"To prevent spitting and act of similar nature and this to ensure wearing of face masks/face cover by all persons at railway premises (including trains), fines (up to Rs 500) under Indian Railways (Penalties for activities affecting cleanliness at Railway Premises) Rules, 2012 shall be imposed by railway officials authorised for this purpose, from persons not wearing face mask/ cover in Railway premises (including trains)," the Ministry of Railways said in a statement.

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Railway may take action with immediate effect for a period of six months before a further order is given in this regard, according to the document.

Meanwhile, the Union Health Ministry today announced the country's highest-ever single-day rise in COVID-19 incidents, with over 2.34 lakh new cases and over 1,300 deaths in the last 24 hours.

In the last 24 hours, 1,341 COVID-related deaths have been confirmed in the country, bringing the total number of COVID-related deaths to 1,75,649.

In India, there have been 2,34,692 new coronavirus cases recorded in the last 24 hours. The overall number of cases has risen to 1,45,26,609 as a result of this. The total number of active cases is 16,79,740.

1,23,354 people have recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. The cumulative number of recoveries now stands at 1,26,71,220.

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