Doha: In view of the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials have intensified their efforts to take action against those violating various Covid-19 precautionary measures in the country and have reported 246 violations today.
223 were booked for not wearing masks in public and 15 for not maintaining safe physical distance.
The Ministry also referred 1 person for not installing Ehteraz application and seven for violating the number of passengers permitted in a vehicle.
The officials referred them to the Public Prosecution for violations.
"In line with the cabinet decision based on Law No. 17 of 1990 regarding infectious diseases, the competent authorities referred several people to the Prosecution for violating COVID19 preventive and precautionary measures in force," Ministry said in a statement.
"The competent authorities urged the public to adhere to the precautionary and preventive decisions in force to protect them and others from the spread of the Coronavirus in society," the statement added
