The government said violations of COVID-19 protocols will lead to further increase in the infections as it stressed on wearing of masks and maintaining of physical-distancing. The government on Tuesday cautioned that people roaming in hill stations and markets without following COVID-19-appropriate behaviours can nullify the gains made in the management of the pandemic so far. Stressing that the pandemic was not yet over, an official described the images of large numbers of people thronging popular hill stations as “frightening”. With the fresh cases, the total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 3,06,19,932, while the death toll climbed to 4,03,281. The active cases further declined to 4,64,357, the lowest in 101 days, and comprise 1.52% of the total infections.

Source: The Hindu July 06, 2021 12:00 UTC