New Delhi: Keeping in mind the possibility of the COVID third wave, the Indian Railways on Thursday extended the coronavirus guidelines in the trains for six months or till further order. In the fresh guidelines, the Railways said that the passengers found without masks on railway premises and in trains will attract a fine up to Rs 500. The Railway Ministry imposed the penalty after incorporating it as an offense under the Railway Act.
In April this year, the Railway Ministry has imposed this penalty on violators in a slew of measures that the railways has taken to ensure compliance of the various COVID-19 protocols issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs to restrict the spread of the virus.
