wear face masks at the crowded places," read the order. Further, it said that the wearing of masks should be especially ensured in public transport like buses, trains aircraft, taxi etc; in cinema halls, shopping malls, departmental stores etc; and classrooms, office rooms, indoor gatherings etc.
Earlier, the state had also issued instructions for scaling up the surveillance to avoid the resurgence of Covid. The Punjab government had lifted all Covid-related restrictions in March.
The new order comes a day after the Delhi government decided to make the wearing of masks mandatory again in public places and impose a fine of ₹500 in case of a violation.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which also decided not to shut schools and come up with separate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in consultation with experts for them.