Also read| Delhi at an inflection point in Covid battleAccording to the police data, least number of fines were imposed in the New Delhi district, which includes the Lutyens’ zone. The maximum number of violations, 22,136, were reported from Outer Delhi district -- which includes places like Mangolpuri, Aman Vihar, Sultanpuri and Kanjhawala, followed by West Delhi where 16,772 people without mask were fined. Experts stressed that wearing masks and hand hygiene were essential to contain the spread of the disease. A minor reason could also be fake news from irresponsible social media companies, which say that wearing masks is harmful. Delhi added 1,693 fresh Covid-19 cases and 17 fatalities on Wednesday, according to the Delhi government’s daily health bulletin.

Source: Hindustan Times August 26, 2020 23:37 UTC