India's Mumbai to provide mask-less people face mask at $2.7 dollars as penalty

MUMBAI -- India's Mumbai's civic authority has decided to provide masks to all those people found without covering their face in public and in turn also collect a penalty of $2.7, said a civic official Monday.

So far, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected a penalty of over $1.4 million from 485,000 people since April for not wearing face masks at public places in the city.

The objective of implementing the COVID-19 prevention protocol remains unfulfilled, if the offender after paying the penalty goes ahead without a face mask, said a civic official.

So far, India's financial hub Mumbai has recorded 282,814 cases, out of which 13,157 are currently active undergoing treatment. The city also recorded 10,791 deaths.

Last week, Mumbai had seen a spike in fresh cases of COVID-19 by around 24 percent, forcing the civic and state administration to be more vigilant.

The city's railways, which had allowed all women commuters to travel, have now prevented them from carrying their children due to fear of virus spreading.