UPHCs Staff to Conduct Covid Test in Mangalore: People Refusing to Get Tested to be Booked

Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Akshy Sridhar said that in the backdrop of re-opening of educational institutions, malls, shopping complexes, super-markets and other public establishments, the corporation is witnessing an increase in the rate of COVID-19 cases under its limits. Public establishments have already been directed to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines as a pre-condition before conducting public transaction and activities. Establishment owners are mandated to direct their staff to undergo COVID-19 test once in every 10 days. Educational institutions have been directed to keep a check on the movement of outstation students and subject them to institutional quarantine after the mandatory RT-PCR test. The public is hereby requested to cooperate with Mangalore City Corporation UPHC staff who urge people to undergo Covid tests. The commissioner has also warned that cases will be booked under the Epidemic Diseases Act against those found in violation of public health guidelines.