Police to strictly enforce stay-at-home orders

Police to strictly enforce stay-at-home orders

Inessential travel banned, helpline 112 to assist citizens

08/05/2021

Special Correspondent Thiruvananthapuram

The police will strictly impose stay-at-home orders in the State from May 8 to May 16 to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases.

The police are poised to prioritise strict enforcement of lockdown restrictions over personal liberty during the nine-day lockdown period. They have set up a helpline (112) to rush aid to citizens in crisis.

Inessential travel is banned. There will be no public transport.

People should shun long walks, sporting activities, and exercise at home.

There is no restriction on going to vaccination centres or hospitals. However, they should carry the necessary papers. Taxis and auto-rickshaws should ferry only emergency travellers and air and rail passengers. The passengers should carry identity cards and travel documents.

People should wear two masks outdoors and confine shopping to neighbourhood stores. Persons who strayed a good way from their homes without reasonable cause risk detention and fine. The police will stop and question people, including pedestrians and motorists, randomly. They will set up checkpoints at inter-district borders.

Traditional fishers and hawkers can ply their trade.

Shops selling food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, meat and fish, and bakeries can remain open till 7.30 p.m. Places of worship will remain closed. Not more than 20 persons should attend weddings.