TIRANA, Nov. 20/ATA/- Police have issued a total of 645 fines to citizens and 1 fine to a club manager for violating the face mask rule across the country in the past 24 hours, as part of recent decision on the mandatory use of the masks in open-air public spaces designed to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in Albania.
Also, the State Police has imposed administrative measures on 9 citizens moving on foot for violating the restrictive measures with a value of 10.000 lek.
During the last 24 hours, the Police imposed administrative measures on 645 citizens found without masks with a value of 3,000 lek.
Police ascertained that a bar offering music after 20:00 did not respect the security protocols aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. The club manager was fined with the administrative measure of 1,000,000 ALL each.
Also, 7 citizens were escorted to police stations because they refused to show the identification document to the police officers or did not have it with them.
The State Police urged citizens to fully comply with the anti-coronavirus rules and wear face coverings as soon as they leave their homes, and appealed to business owners to strictly comply with the safety guidelines to stem the spread of the virus.//a.i/
