New Delhi authorities have made the wearing of masks compulsory again after Covid-19 infections rose in the Indian capital in recent days, Reuters reports.
“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.
Delhi accounted for more than 30 per cent of the 2,067 new infections that India reported on Wednesday, taking the country's running total to more than 43 million. Deaths nationwide rose by 40, mostly from the southern state of Kerala, lifting the total to 522,006.
