HEALTH NEWS
Telangana: A fine of Rs 1000 will be imposed for not wearing the mask
On Thursday, Telangana has withdrawn the mask policy in the state. Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao clarified that the mask policy is still in force. The decision was taken amidst the rising cases of XE variant. He said that the symptoms of the XE variant are mild.
“So far the Telangana state government has not withdrawn the wearing of masks; that is still enforced, and if somebody is not wearing masks, a fine of Rs 1000 will be imposed,” the DPH said.
While addressing the media, he said, “The only concern we now have is the XE variant.”
“It is not as severe as the Delta variant. We anticipate that the XE variant will be mostly like a flu. SARS CoV-2 is already going towards the endemic stage. By December, SARS CoV-2 will reach the endemic stage where it will be treated like a normal flu,” the DPH said.