Doha: Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials have intensified their efforts to take action against individuals violating Covid-19 precautionary measures in the country.
The officials recorded 542 individuals and referred them to the Public Prosecution for violations.
496 were booked for not wearing masks in public while 39 were found violating the limit allowed in a vehicle, which is specified as four persons, including the driver, except for members of the same family. All the violators were referred to the Public Prosecution for further action
Till now 12,869 people have been referred to the Public Prosecution for not wearing masks and 431 people for not following the limit of people inside a vehicle, which is specified as 4 including the driver, except for the members of the same family.
The Ministry also referred 7 persons for not installing the Ehteraz application.
"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 call on 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
MoI and health authorities have been continuously warning the public to follow precautionary measures like wearing masks, following social distancing, and restricting the number of people in vehicles to fight the Covid-19 pandemic from spreading.