Wearing face masks once again mandatory in Delhi

STORY: Wearing face masks once again mandatory in Delhi DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Delhi STORYLINE: Wearing face masks as protection and precaution against COVID-19 has been once again made mandatory in India's Delhi as the number of confirmed cases has been on the rise over the past few days. A couple of weeks ago the state government authorities announced that wearing a face mask in public was not compulsory, in the aftermath of the decline in the number of infections. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) held in the national capital under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. "It was decided to make the wearing of masks mandatory in public places. It was also emphasized that in consultation with experts, standard operating procedures for prevention and management of COVID-19 should be laid down for schools and their strict enforcement by