Mangaluru: The State Government and the District Administration have announced weekend curfew across Dakshina Kannada to curb the rising cases of ‘Omicron’ Covid – 19 variant. According to the guidelines, no commercial establishments are allowed to function apart from essential and emergency services.
Taking serious cognisance of complaints received on several establishments operating, defying the Covid -19 norms, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) Health and Revenue Department officials conducted an inspection drive on Saturday January 8.
A total of 43 cases of violation were found during the inspection. They were warned and have been fined Rs. 12,000 in total. Two trade licenses have also been withdrawn by the officials, states MCC Commissioner Akshy Shridhar in a press release.